Genesis 22:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 22:17 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 →
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
בָרֵ֣ךְ
bârak
H1288
to bless
אֲבָרֶכְךָ֗
bârak
H1288
to bless
וְהַרְבָּ֨ה
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
אַרְבֶּ֤ה
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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זַרְעֲךָ֙
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
כְּכוֹכְבֵ֣י
kôwkâb
H3556
star
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וְכַח֕וֹל
chôwl
H2344
sand
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
שְׂפַ֣ת
sâphâh
H8193
lip
הַיָּ֑ם
yâm
H3220
sea
וְיִרַ֣שׁ
yârash
H3423
to inherit
זַרְעֲךָ֔
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
אֵ֖ת
ʼêth
H853
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שַׁ֥עַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
אֹיְבָֽיו
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
that in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the seashore. Your seed will possess the gate of his enemies.
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King James Version Public Domain
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
that I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your offspring as the stars of the heavens and as the sand that on the shore of the sea, and your offspring will possess the gate of their enemies.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).