Hebrew Interlinear
Genesis 28:14 Interlinear
“ And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth and thou shalt spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south be blessed shall all the families of the earth And thy seed”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְהָיָ֤ה | H1961 | to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | |
| 2 | וּבְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃ | H2233 | And thy seed | seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity |
| 3 | כַּֽעֲפַ֣ר | H6083 | shall be as the dust | dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud |
| 4 | הָאָ֔רֶץ | H776 | of the earth | the earth (at large, or partitively a land) |
| 5 | וּפָֽרַצְתָּ֛ | H6555 | and thou shalt spread abroad | to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative) |
| 6 | יָ֥מָּה | H3220 | to the west | a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif |
| 7 | וָקֵ֖דְמָה | H6924 | and to the east | the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the east) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward) |
| 8 | וְצָפֹ֣נָה | H6828 | and to the north | properly, hidden, i.e., dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown) |
| 9 | וָנֶ֑גְבָּה | H5045 | and to the south | the south (from its drought); specifically, the negeb or southern district of judah, occasionally, egypt (as south to palestine) |
| 10 | וְנִבְרֲכ֥וּ | H1288 | be blessed | to 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 |
| 11 | בְךָ֛ | H0 | ||
| 12 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 13 | מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת | H4940 | shall all the families | a family, i.e., circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people |
| 14 | הָֽאֲדָמָ֖ה | H127 | of the earth | soil (from its general redness) |
| 15 | וּבְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃ | H2233 | And thy seed | seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity |
Verse Context
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