Verse 18

{ "verseID": "Genesis.18.18", "source": "וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם הָי֧וֹ יִֽהְיֶ֛ה לְג֥וֹי גָּד֖וֹל וְעָצ֑וּם וְנִ֨בְרְכוּ ב֔וֹ כֹּ֖ל גּוֹיֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "And-*ʾAḇrāhām* *hāyô* *yihyeh* to-*gôy* *gāḏôl* and-*ʿāṣûm* and-*niḇrəḵû* in-him all *gôyê* the-*ʾāreṣ*.", "grammar": { "*hāyô*": "qal infinitive absolute - being", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will become", "*gôy*": "noun, masculine singular - nation", "*gāḏôl*": "adjective, masculine singular - great", "*ʿāṣûm*": "adjective, masculine singular - mighty", "*niḇrəḵû*": "niphal perfect, 3rd common plural - will be blessed", "*gôyê*": "construct plural - nations of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land" }, "variants": { "*hāyô yihyeh*": "surely will become (emphatic construction)", "*niḇrəḵû*": "will be blessed/will bless themselves" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Gal 3:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Galatians.3.8", "source": "Προϊδοῦσα δὲ ἡ γραφὴ, ὅτι ἐκ πίστεως δικαιοῖ τὰ ἔθνη ὁ Θεὸς, προευηγγελίσατο τῷ Ἀβραὰμ, ὅτι Ἐνευλογηθήσονται Ἐν σοὶ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη.", "text": "*Proidousa* and the *graphē*, that out of *pisteōs* *dikaioi* the *ethnē* the *Theos*, *proeuēngelisato* to *Abraam*, that '*Eneulogēthēsontai* in you all the *ethnē*.'", "grammar": { "*Proidousa*": "aorist, active, participle, nominative, feminine, singular - having foreseen/foresaw", "*graphē*": "nominative, feminine, singular - Scripture/writing", "*pisteōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - faith/belief/trust", "*dikaioi*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - justifies/declares righteous", "*ethnē*": "accusative, neuter, plural - nations/Gentiles", "*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*proeuēngelisato*": "aorist, middle, indicative, 3rd person, singular - preached the gospel beforehand", "*Abraam*": "dative, masculine, singular - Abraham", "*Eneulogēthēsontai*": "future, passive, indicative, 3rd person, plural - will be blessed" }, "variants": { "*Proidousa*": "having foreseen/foresaw/anticipated beforehand", "*graphē*": "Scripture/writing/passage", "*pisteōs*": "faith/belief/trust/faithfulness", "*dikaioi*": "justifies/declares righteous/acquits", "*ethnē*": "nations/Gentiles/peoples", "*proeuēngelisato*": "preached the gospel beforehand/announced good news in advance", "*Eneulogēthēsontai*": "will be blessed/will receive benefits" } }
  • Gen 26:4 : 4 { "verseID": "Genesis.26.4", "source": "וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤י אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֙ כְּכוֹכְבֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְנָתַתִּ֣י לְזַרְעֲךָ֔ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הָאֲרָצֹ֖ת הָאֵ֑ל וְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּ בְזַרְעֲךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל גּוֹיֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "and-*hirbêtî* *ʾet*-*zarʿăkā* like-*kôkəbê* *haš-šāmayim* and-*nātattî* to-*zarʿăkā* *ʾēt* all-*hā-ʾărāṣōt* *hā-ʾēl* and-*hitbārăkû* in-*zarʿăkā* all *gôyê* *hā-ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*hirbêtî*": "1st singular Hiphil perfect of רבה - I will multiply", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*zarʿăkā*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your seed/offspring", "*kôkəbê*": "masculine plural construct of כוכב - stars of", "*haš-šāmayim*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the heavens", "*nātattî*": "1st singular Qal perfect of נתן - I will give", "*hā-ʾărāṣōt*": "definite article + feminine plural noun - the lands", "*hā-ʾēl*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - these", "*hitbārăkû*": "3rd plural Hithpael perfect of ברך - they will bless themselves", "*gôyê*": "masculine plural construct of גוי - nations of", "*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the earth/land" }, "variants": { "*hirbêtî*": "I will multiply/I will increase/I will make numerous", "*zarʿăkā*": "your seed/your offspring/your descendants", "*hitbārăkû*": "they will bless themselves/they will be blessed/they will find blessing" } }
  • Ps 72:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Psalms.72.17", "source": "יְהִ֤י שְׁמ֨וֹ ׀ לְֽעוֹלָ֗ם לִפְנֵי־שֶׁמֶשׁ֮ *ינין **יִנּ֢וֹן שְׁ֫מ֥וֹ וְיִתְבָּ֥רְכוּ ב֑וֹ כָּל־גּוֹיִ֥ם יְאַשְּׁרֽוּהוּ׃", "text": "*yəhî* *shəmô* ׀ to-*ʿôlām* before-*shemesh* *yinnôn* *shəmô* and-*yitbārəkû* in-him all-*gôyîm* *yəʾashshərûhû*", "grammar": { "*yəhî*": "verb, jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - may it be", "*shəmô*": "noun, masculine, singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his name", "*lə-ʿôlām*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - forever", "*lipnê-shemesh*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular construct + noun, feminine, singular - before sun", "*yinnôn*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - will be continued/propagated", "*shəmô*": "noun, masculine, singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his name", "*wə-yitbārəkû*": "conjunction + verb, hitpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - and they will bless themselves", "*bô*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in him", "*kol-gôyîm*": "noun, masculine, singular construct + noun, masculine, plural - all nations", "*yəʾashshərûhû*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - they will call him blessed" }, "variants": { "*yəhî*": "may it be/let it be", "*shəmô*": "his name/reputation", "*lə-ʿôlām*": "forever/eternally/for all time", "*lipnê-shemesh*": "before the sun/as long as the sun endures", "*yinnôn*": "will continue/be propagated/flourish/be established", "*yitbārəkû*": "they will bless themselves/consider themselves blessed", "*gôyîm*": "nations/peoples/gentiles", "*yəʾashshərûhû*": "they will call him blessed/happy/fortunate" } }
  • Acts 3:25-26 : 25 { "verseID": "Acts.3.25", "source": "Ὑμεῖς ἐστε υἱοὶ τῶν προφητῶν, καὶ τῆς διαθήκης ἧς διέθετο ὁ Θεὸς πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας ἡμῶν, λέγων πρὸς Ἀβραάμ, Καὶ ἐν τῷ σπέρματί σου ἐνευλογηθήσονται πᾶσαι αἱ πατριαὶ τῆς γῆς.", "text": "You *este* *huioi* of the *prophētōn*, and of the *diathēkēs* which *dietheto* the *Theos* *pros* the *pateras* of us, saying *pros* *Abraham*, And in the *spermati* of you shall be *eneulogēthēsontai* all the *patriai* of the *gēs*.", "grammar": { "*este*": "present active indicative, 2nd person plural - you are", "*huioi*": "nominative masculine plural - sons", "*prophētōn*": "genitive masculine plural - prophets", "*diathēkēs*": "genitive feminine singular - covenant", "*dietheto*": "aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular - made/established", "*Theos*": "nominative masculine singular - God", "*pros*": "preposition with accusative - with/to", "*pateras*": "accusative masculine plural - fathers", "*spermati*": "dative neuter singular - seed", "*eneulogēthēsontai*": "future passive indicative, 3rd person plural - will be blessed", "*patriai*": "nominative feminine plural - families", "*gēs*": "genitive feminine singular - earth/land" }, "variants": { "*huioi*": "sons/descendants/children", "*diathēkēs*": "covenant/testament/agreement", "*dietheto*": "made/established/arranged", "*spermati*": "seed/offspring/descendant", "*patriai*": "families/clans/peoples" } } 26 { "verseID": "Acts.3.26", "source": "Ὑμῖν πρῶτον ὁ Θεός, ἀναστήσας τὸν Παῖδα αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦν, ἀπέστειλεν αὐτὸν εὐλογοῦντα ὑμᾶς, ἐν τῷ ἀποστρέφειν ἕκαστον ἀπὸ τῶν πονηριῶν ὑμῶν.", "text": "To you first the *Theos*, having *anastēsas* the *Paida* of him *Iēsoun*, *apesteilen* him *eulogounta* you, in the *apostrephein* each one from the *ponēriōn* of you.", "grammar": { "*Theos*": "nominative masculine singular - God", "*anastēsas*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine singular - having raised up", "*Paida*": "accusative masculine singular - Servant/Child", "*Iēsoun*": "accusative masculine singular - Jesus", "*apesteilen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular - sent", "*eulogounta*": "present active participle, accusative masculine singular - blessing", "*apostrephein*": "present active infinitive - to turn away", "*ponēriōn*": "genitive feminine plural - wickednesses/evil deeds" }, "variants": { "*Paida*": "Servant/Child/Son", "*apesteilen*": "sent/dispatched/commissioned", "*eulogounta*": "blessing/speaking well of/causing good to", "*apostrephein*": "to turn away/to turn from/to depart from", "*ponēriōn*": "wickednesses/evil deeds/iniquities" } }
  • Gen 12:2-3 : 2 { "verseID": "Genesis.12.2", "source": "וְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙ לְג֣וֹי גָּד֔וֹל וַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔ וַאֲגַדְּלָ֖ה שְׁמֶ֑ךָ וֶהְיֵ֖ה בְּרָכָֽה׃", "text": "And-*weʾeʿeśkā* to-*gôy* *gādôl* and-*waʾăbārekekā* and-*waʾăgaddelāh* *šemekā* and-*wehyēh* *berākāh*.", "grammar": { "*weʾeʿeśkā*": "conjunction + imperfect 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and I will make you", "*gôy*": "noun masculine singular - nation/people", "*gādôl*": "adjective masculine singular - great/large", "*waʾăbārekekā*": "conjunction + imperfect 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and I will bless you", "*waʾăgaddelāh*": "conjunction + imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - and I will make great", "*šemekā*": "noun masculine + 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - your name", "*wehyēh*": "conjunction + imperative 2nd person masculine singular - and be", "*berākāh*": "noun feminine singular - blessing" }, "variants": { "*gôy*": "nation/people/gentiles", "*berākāh*": "blessing/benediction/prosperity" } } 3 { "verseID": "Genesis.12.3", "source": "וַאֲבָֽרֲכָה֙ מְבָ֣רְכֶ֔יךָ וּמְקַלֶּלְךָ֖ אָאֹ֑ר וְנִבְרְכ֣וּ בְךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת הָאֲדָמָֽה׃", "text": "And-*waʾăbārekāh* *mebārekêkā* and-*ûmeqallelkā* *ʾāʾōr* and-*wenibrekû* in-*bekā* all *mišpeḥōt* the-*hāʾădāmāh*.", "grammar": { "*waʾăbārekāh*": "conjunction + imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - and I will bless", "*mebārekêkā*": "participle masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - those who bless you", "*ûmeqallelkā*": "conjunction + participle masculine singular construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and the one who curses you", "*ʾāʾōr*": "imperfect 1st person singular - I will curse", "*wenibrekû*": "conjunction + perfect 3rd person plural niphal (passive/reflexive) - and they will be blessed/will bless themselves", "*bekā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in you", "*mišpeḥōt*": "noun feminine plural construct - families/clans of", "*hāʾădāmāh*": "article + noun feminine singular - the ground/earth/land" }, "variants": { "*mebārekêkā*": "those who bless you/your blessers", "*meqallelkā*": "one who curses you/your curser", "*wenibrekû*": "they will be blessed/they will bless themselves/they will find blessing", "*mišpeḥōt*": "families/clans/tribes", "*hāʾădāmāh*": "the ground/earth/soil/land" } }
  • Gen 22:17-18 : 17 { "verseID": "Genesis.22.17", "source": "כִּֽי־בָרֵ֣ךְ אֲבָרֶכְךָ֗ וְהַרְבָּ֨ה אַרְבֶּ֤ה אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֙ כְּכוֹכְבֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְכַח֕וֹל אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־שְׂפַ֣ת הַיָּ֑ם וְיִרַ֣שׁ זַרְעֲךָ֔ אֵ֖ת שַׁ֥עַר אֹיְבָֽיו׃", "text": "that-*bārēk* *ʾăbārekəkā* *wə-harbāh* *ʾarbeh* *ʾet*-*zarʿăkā* as-*kôkəbê* the-*šāmayim* and-as-the-*ḥôl* *ʾăšer* upon-*śəpat* the-*yām* *wə-yiraš* *zarʿăkā* *ʾēt* *šaʿar* *ʾōyəbāyw*", "grammar": { "*bārēk*": "Piel infinitive absolute - blessing", "*ʾăbārekəkā*": "Piel imperfect, 1st person singular + 2nd masculine singular object suffix - I will bless you", "*wə-harbāh*": "conjunction + Hiphil infinitive absolute - and multiplying", "*ʾarbeh*": "Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I will multiply", "*zarʿăkā*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your seed/offspring", "*kôkəbê*": "masculine plural construct noun - stars of", "*šāmayim*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the heavens", "*ḥôl*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the sand", "*śəpat*": "feminine singular construct noun - shore/lip of", "*yām*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the sea", "*wə-yiraš*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he shall possess", "*šaʿar*": "masculine singular construct noun - gate of", "*ʾōyəbāyw*": "masculine plural Qal participle + 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his enemies" }, "variants": { "*bārēk ʾăbārekəkā*": "surely bless you/greatly bless you/indeed bless you", "*harbāh ʾarbeh*": "surely multiply/greatly multiply/indeed multiply", "*zarʿăkā*": "your seed/your offspring/your descendants", "*yiraš*": "shall possess/shall inherit/shall take possession of", "*šaʿar*": "gate/city/territory" } } 18 { "verseID": "Genesis.22.18", "source": "וְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּ בְזַרְעֲךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל גּוֹיֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ עֵ֕קֶב אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמַ֖עְתָּ בְּקֹלִֽי׃", "text": "*wə-hitbārăkû* in-*zarʿăkā* all *gôyê* the-*ʾāreṣ* *ʿēqeb* *ʾăšer* *šāmaʿtā* in-*qôlî*", "grammar": { "*wə-hitbārăkû*": "conjunction + Hithpael perfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they will bless themselves", "*zarʿăkā*": "masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix + preposition - in your seed/offspring", "*gôyê*": "masculine plural construct noun - nations of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the earth/land", "*ʿēqeb*": "conjunction/preposition - because", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - that", "*šāmaʿtā*": "Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have obeyed/listened", "*qôlî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular possessive suffix + preposition - to my voice" }, "variants": { "*hitbārăkû*": "will bless themselves/will be blessed/will find blessing", "*zarʿăkā*": "your seed/your offspring/your descendants", "*gôyê*": "nations/peoples/gentiles", "*ʿēqeb*": "because/as a consequence/as a result", "*šāmaʿtā bəqôlî*": "you obeyed my voice/you listened to my voice/you heeded my voice" } }
  • Gal 3:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Galatians.3.14", "source": "Ἵνα εἰς τὰ Ἔθνη ἡ εὐλογία τοῦ Ἀβραὰμ γένηται ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ· ἵνα τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν τοῦ Πνεύματος λάβωμεν διὰ τῆς πίστεως.", "text": "In order that unto the *Ethnē* the *eulogia* of *Abraam* might *genētai* in *Christō* *Iēsou*; in order that the *epangelian* of the *Pneumatos* we might *labōmen* through the *pisteōs*.", "grammar": { "*Ethnē*": "accusative, neuter, plural - nations/Gentiles", "*eulogia*": "nominative, feminine, singular - blessing", "*Abraam*": "genitive, masculine, singular - Abraham", "*genētai*": "aorist, middle, subjunctive, 3rd person, singular - might come/might be", "*Christō*": "dative, masculine, singular - Christ", "*Iēsou*": "dative, masculine, singular - Jesus", "*epangelian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - promise", "*Pneumatos*": "genitive, neuter, singular - Spirit", "*labōmen*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 1st person, plural - we might receive", "*pisteōs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - faith/belief/trust" }, "variants": { "*Ethnē*": "nations/Gentiles/peoples", "*eulogia*": "blessing/benefit", "*genētai*": "might come/might be/might happen", "*epangelian*": "promise/announcement", "*Pneumatos*": "Spirit/spirit/breath", "*labōmen*": "we might receive/obtain/take", "*pisteōs*": "faith/belief/trust/faithfulness" } }
  • Eph 1:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Ephesians.1.3", "source": "Εὐλογητὸς ὁ Θεὸς καὶ Πατὴρ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὁ εὐλογήσας ἡμᾶς ἐν πάσῃ εὐλογίᾳ πνευματικῇ ἐν τοῖς ἐπουρανίοις ἐν Χριστῷ:", "text": "*Eulogētos* the *Theos* and *Patēr* of the *Kyriou* of us *Iēsou Christou*, the one having *eulogēsas* us in every *eulogia pneumatikē* in the *epouraniois* in *Christō*:", "grammar": { "*Eulogētos*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - predicate", "*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - subject", "*Patēr*": "nominative, masculine, singular - subject in apposition", "*Kyriou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - possessive", "*hēmōn*": "genitive, plural - possessive", "*Iēsou Christou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - apposition", "*eulogēsas*": "aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - attributive", "*hēmas*": "accusative, plural - direct object", "*pasē*": "dative, feminine, singular - attributive", "*eulogia*": "dative, feminine, singular - means/instrument", "*pneumatikē*": "dative, feminine, singular - attributive", "*epouraniois*": "dative, neuter, plural - location", "*Christō*": "dative, masculine, singular - sphere/location" }, "variants": { "*Eulogētos*": "blessed/worthy of praise", "*Theos*": "God/deity", "*Patēr*": "Father", "*Kyriou*": "Lord/master", "*Iēsou*": "Jesus", "*Christou*": "Christ/Messiah/Anointed One", "*eulogēsas*": "blessed/bestowed favor upon", "*eulogia*": "blessing/benefit/praise", "*pneumatikē*": "spiritual/pertaining to the spirit", "*epouraniois*": "heavenly places/realms/things" } }