Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleI will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted. Young's Literal Translation And I have set thy seed as dust of the earth, so that, if one is able to number the dust of the earth, even thy seed is numbered; King James Bible And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, [then] shall thy seed also be numbered. Hebrew I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥י (wə·śam·tî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7760: Put -- to put, place, set your offspring זַרְעֲךָ֖ (zar·‘ă·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity like the dust כַּעֲפַ֣ר (ka·‘ă·p̄ar) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud of the earth, הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land so that אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that if אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not one אִ֗ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 582: Man, mankind could יוּכַ֣ל (yū·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3201: To be able, have power count לִמְנוֹת֙ (lim·nō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 4487: To weigh out, to allot, constitute officially, to enumerate, enroll the dust עֲפַ֣ר (‘ă·p̄ar) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud of the earth, הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land then גַּֽם־ (gam-) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and your offspring זַרְעֲךָ֖ (zar·‘ă·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity could be counted. יִמָּנֶֽה׃ (yim·mā·neh) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4487: To weigh out, to allot, constitute officially, to enumerate, enroll |
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