Genesis 13:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 13:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י
sûwm
H7760
to put
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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זַרְעֲךָ֖
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
כַּעֲפַ֣ר
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
הָאָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יוּכַ֣ל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
אִ֗ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
לִמְנוֹת֙
mânâh
H4487
to count
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עֲפַ֣ר
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
הָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
גַּֽם
gam
H1571
also
זַרְעֲךָ֖
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
יִמָּנֶֽה
mânâh
H4487
to count
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World English Bible Public Domain
I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then your seed may also be numbered.
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King James Version Public Domain
And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, which if anyone were able to count the dust of the earth, your offspring could also be counted.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).