Genesis 22:17
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That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
In other translations
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
Hebrew words
כִּי־ki-forH3588בָרֵךְvarekhsurely <bless>H1288אֲבָרֶכְךָ'avarekhkhaI will bless youH1288וְהַרְבָּהveharbahand certainly <to increase>H7235אַרְבֶּה'arbehI will increaseH7235אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853זַרְעֲךָzar'akhaoffspring yourH2233כְּכוֹכְבֵיkechokhveilike [the] stars ofH3556הַשָּׁמַיִםhashamayimthe heavensH8064וְכַחוֹלvekhacholand like the sandH2344אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834עַל־'al-[is] onH5921שְׂפַתsefat[the] shore ofH8193הַיָּםhaiyamthe seaH3220וְיִרַשׁveyirashso <it> may take possession ofH3423זַרְעֲךָzar'akhaoffspring yourH2233אֵת'et<obj.>H853שַׁעַרsha'ar[the] gate ofH8179אֹיְבָיו׃'oyevavenemies itsH341
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