Genesis 28:14
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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: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.
In other translations
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: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.
Hebrew words
וְהָיָהvehayahand it will beH1961זַרְעֲךָzar'akhaoffspring yourH2233כַּעֲפַרka'afarlike [the] dust ofH6083הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe earthH776וּפָרַצְתָּufaratztaand you will spread outH6555יָמָּהyamahwest -wardH3220וָקֵדְמָהvakedemahand east -wardH6924וְצָפֹנָהvetzafonahand north -wardH6828וָנֶגְבָּהvanegbahand south -wardH5045וְנִבְרֲכוּvenivrakhuand they will be blessedH1288בְךָvekhaby <the> youכָּל־kol-allH3605מִשְׁפְּחֹתmishpechot[the] clans ofH4940הָאֲדָמָהha'adamahthe earthH127וּבְזַרְעֶךָ׃uvezar'ekhaand by offspring yourH2233
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