Hebrews 6:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Λέγων, Ἦ μὴν εὐλογῶν εὐλογήσω σε, καὶ πληθύνων πληθυνῶ σε.

Transliteration

Legōn, Ē mēn eulogōn eulogēsō se, and plēthynōn plēthynō se.

Grammar Details

*Legōn*: present active participle, nominative singular masculine - saying
*Ē mēn*: particle combination - surely/certainly
*eulogōn*: present active participle, nominative singular masculine - blessing
*eulogēsō*: future active indicative, 1st person singular - I will bless
*se*: accusative singular - you
*plēthynōn*: present active participle, nominative singular masculine - multiplying
*plēthynō*: future active indicative, 1st person singular - I will multiply

Word Meanings

*Legōn*: saying
*Ē mēn*: surely/certainly/indeed
*eulogōn eulogēsō*: blessing I will bless - Hebrew idiom for 'I will surely bless'
*plēthynōn plēthynō*: multiplying I will multiply - Hebrew idiom for 'I will surely multiply'

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Referenced Verses

Gen 22:17 : 17 that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
Gen 48:4 : 4 and said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a company of peoples, and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.
Exod 32:13 : 13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou swarest by thine own self, and saidst unto them, I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inherit it for ever.
Deut 1:10 : 10 Jehovah your God hath multiplied you, and, behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.
Neh 9:23 : 23 Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land concerning which thou didst say to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.
Gen 17:2 : 2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.

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Gen 26:3-4
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3sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these lands, and I will establish the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
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18and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
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3And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a company of peoples;
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4As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.
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