Genesis 48:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 48:4 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלַ֗י
ʼêl
H413
to
הִנְנִ֤י
hên
H2005
behold
מַפְרְךָ֙
pârâh
H6509
to bear fruit
וְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָ
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ
nâthan
H5414
to give
לִקְהַ֣ל
qâhâl
H6951
assembly
עַמִּ֑ים
ʻam
H5971
people
וְנָ֨תַתִּ֜י
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאָ֧רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
הַזֹּ֛את
zôʼth
H2063
this
לְזַרְעֲךָ֥
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ
ʼachar
H310
after
אֲחֻזַּ֥ת
ʼăchuzzâh
H272
possession
עוֹלָֽם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
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World English Bible Public Domain
and said to me, 'Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will make of you a company of peoples, and will give this land to your seed after you for an everlasting possession.'
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King James Version Public Domain
And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and said to me, ‘Behold, I am making you fruitful, and I will multiply you and make you into an assembly of peoples. And I will give this land to your offspring after you an everlasting possession.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).