Genesis 28:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Your descendantsזַרְעֲךָ֙
(zar·'a·cha)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
will also be like the dustכַּעֲפַ֣ר
(ka·'a·far)
6083: dry earth, dustfrom an unused word
of the earth,הָאָ֔רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz,)
776: earth, landa prim. root
and you will spreadוּפָרַצְתָּ֛
(u·fa·ratz·ta)
6555: to break througha prim. root
out to the westיָ֥מָּה
(yam·mah)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
and to the eastוָקֵ֖דְמָה
(va·ke·de·mah)
6924b: eastward, toward the eastfrom the same as qedem
and to the northוְצָפֹ֣נָה
(ve·tza·fo·nah)
6828: northfrom tsaphan
and to the south;וָנֶ֑גְבָּה
(va·neg·bah;)
5045: south country, the Negeb, southfrom an unused word
and in you and in your descendantsוּבְזַרְעֶֽךָ׃
(u·ve·zar·'e·cha.)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
shall allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the familiesמִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת
(mish·pe·chot)
4940: a clanfrom the same as shiphchah
of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֖ה
(ha·'a·da·mah)
127: ground, landfrom the same as adam
be blessed.וְנִבְרֲכ֥וּ
(ve·niv·ra·chu)
1288: to kneel, blessa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And thy seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
shall be as the dust
`aphar  (aw-fawr')
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
of the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and thou shalt spread abroad
parats  (paw-rats')
to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative)
to the west
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
and to the east
qedem  (keh'-dem)
the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity); often used adverbially (before, anciently, eastward)
and to the north
tsaphown  (tsaw-fone')
hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as a quarter (gloomy and unknown) -- north(-ern, side, -ward, wind).
and to the south
negeb  (neh'-gheb)
the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine) -- south (country, side, -ward).
and in thee and in thy seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
shall all the families
mishpachah  (mish-paw-khaw')
a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extens. a tribe or people -- family, kind(-red).
of the earth
'adamah  (ad-aw-maw')
soil (from its general redness) -- country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.
be blessed
barak  (baw-rak')
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 treason)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Your descendants will also be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south; and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Your offspring will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out toward the west, the east, the north, and the south. All the peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.

International Standard Version
Your descendants are going to become like the dust of the earth and spread out to the west, east, north, and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants.

NET Bible
Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, east, north, and south. All the families of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using your name and that of your descendants.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Your descendants will be like the dust on the earth. You will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. Through you and through your descendant every family on earth will be blessed.

King James 2000 Bible
And your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
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