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Genesis 24:60 Interlinear

And they blessed Rebekah and said art our sister unto her Thou be thou the mother of thousands of millions possess and let thy seed the gate of those which hate

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיְבָרֲכ֤וּH1288And they blessedto kneel; by implication to bless god (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (god or the king, as
2אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
3רִבְקָה֙H7259Rebekahribkah, the wife of isaac
4וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּH559and saidto say (used with great latitude)
5לָ֔הּH0
6אֲחֹתֵ֕נוּH269art our sistera sister (used very widely [like h0251], literally and figuratively)
7אַ֥תְּH859unto her Thouthou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
8הֲיִ֖יH1961be thouto exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
9לְאַלְפֵ֣יH505the mother of thousandshence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
10רְבָבָ֑הH7233of millionsabundance (in number), i.e., (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite)
11וְיִירַ֣שׁH3423possessto occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish
12זַרְעֵ֔ךְH2233and let thy seedseed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
13אֵ֖תH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
14שַׁ֥עַרH8179the gatean opening, i.e., door or gate
15שֹֽׂנְאָֽיו׃H8130of those which hateto hate (personally)

Verse Context

Genesis 24:59And they sent away Rebekah their sister and her nurse...
Genesis 24:60 (current)And they blessed Rebekah and said art our sister unto her Thou be thou the mother of thousands of millions possess and let thy seed the gate of those which hate
Genesis 24:61arose And Rebekah and her damsels and they rode upon the camels...

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