Genesis 48:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
and He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to me, 'Behold, 
 
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
I will make you fruitfulמַפְרְךָ֙
(maf·re·cha)
6509: to bear fruit, be fruitfula prim. root
and numerous,וְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָ
(ve·hir·bi·ti·cha,)
7235a: to be or become much, many or greata prim. root
and I will makeוּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ
(u·ne·tat·ti·cha)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
you a companyלִקְהַ֣ל
(lik·hal)
6951: assembly, convocation, congregationfrom an unused word
of peoples,עַמִּ֑ים
(am·mim;)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
and will giveוְנָ֨תַתִּ֜י
(ve·na·tat·ti)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
this 
 
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
landהָאָ֧רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
to your descendantsלְזַרְעֲךָ֥
(le·zar·'a·cha)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
afterאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ
(a·cha·rei·cha)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
you for an everlastingעֹולָֽם׃
(o·v·lam.)
5769: long duration, antiquity, futurityfrom an unused word
possession.'אֲחֻזַּ֥ת
(a·chuz·zat)
272: a possessionfrom achaz


















KJV Lexicon
And said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto me Behold I will make thee fruitful
parah  (paw-raw')
to bear fruit -- bear, bring forth (fruit), (be, cause to be, make) fruitful, grow, increase.
and multiply
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
thee and I will make
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
of thee a multitude
qahal  (kaw-hawl')
assemblage (usually concretely) -- assembly, company, congregation, multitude.
of people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
and will give
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
this land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
to thy seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
after thee
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
for an everlasting
`owlam  (o-lawm')
concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
possession
'achuzzah  (akh-ooz-zaw')
something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land) -- possession.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
and He said to me, 'Behold, I will make you fruitful and numerous, and I will make you a company of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you for an everlasting possession.'

King James Bible
And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He said to me, 'I will make you fruitful and numerous; I will make many nations come from you, and I will give this land as an eternal possession to your future descendants.'

International Standard Version
He told me, 'Pay attention! I'm going to make you fruitful and numerous. I'm going to build you into a vast nation of people and then I'll give this land to your descendants for an eternal possession.'

NET Bible
He said to me, 'I am going to make you fruitful and will multiply you. I will make you into a group of nations, and I will give this land to your descendants as an everlasting possession.'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He said to me, 'I will make you fertile and increase the number of your descendants so that you will become a community of people. I will give this land to your descendants as a permanent possession.'

King James 2000 Bible
And said unto me, Behold, I will make you fruitful, and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people; and will give this land to your descendants after you for an everlasting possession.
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