Genesis 22:17
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
that blessing I bless thee, and multiplying I multiply thy seed as stars of the heavens, and as sand which [is] on the sea-shore; and thy seed doth possess the gate of his enemies;

King James Bible
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;

Hebrew
I will surely
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

bless you,
בָרֵ֣ךְ (ḇā·rêḵ)
Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse

and I will multiply
וְהַרְבָּ֨ה (wə·har·bāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great

your descendants
זַרְעֲךָ֙ (zar·‘ă·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

like the stars
כְּכוֹכְבֵ֣י (kə·ḵō·wḵ·ḇê)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3556: A star, a prince

in the sky
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky

and the sand
וְכַח֕וֹל (wə·ḵa·ḥō·wl)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2344: Sand

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the seashore.
שְׂפַ֣ת (śə·p̄aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin

Your descendants
זַרְעֲךָ֔ (zar·‘ă·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

will possess
וְיִרַ֣שׁ (wə·yi·raš)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin

the gates
שַׁ֥עַר (ša·‘ar)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate

of their enemies.
אֹיְבָֽיו׃ (’ō·yə·ḇāw)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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