Genesis 22:17 KJV

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;

Thou and Ye

  • thee, thy one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

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Cross References

  • Genesis 15:5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
  • Genesis 13:16 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.
  • Genesis 24:60 And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.
  • Genesis 26:4 And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
  • Jeremiah 33:22 As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.

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  • That in blessing כִּי kî Conjunction בָרֵךְ bārēk בָרַךְ Verb · piel infinitive absolute
  • I will bless אֲבָרֶכְךָ ʾăbārekkā בָרַךְ Verb · piel imperfect, first person common singular · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • thee, and in multiplying וְהַרְבָּה wĕharbâ רָבָה Verb · hiphil infinitive absolute · with and
  • I will multiply אַרְבֶּה ʾarbê רָבָה Verb · hiphil imperfect, first person common singular
  • thy seed אֶת ʾet Object marker זַרְעֲךָ zarʿăkā זֶרַע Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • as the stars כְּכוֹכְבֵי kĕkôkĕbê כּוֹכָב Noun · masculine plural construct · with preposition
  • of the heaven הַשָּׁמַיִם haššāmayim שָׁמַיִם Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • and as the sand וְכַחוֹל wĕkaḥôl חוֹל Noun · masculine singular · with and, preposition with the
  • which is upon the sea אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative הַיָּם hayyām יָם Noun · masculine singular · with the
  • shore עַל ʿal Preposition שְׂפַת śĕpat שָׂפָה Noun · feminine singular construct
  • and thy seed זַרְעֲךָ zarʿăkā זֶרַע Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • shall possess וְיִרַשׁ wĕyiraš יָרַשׁ Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • the gate אֵת ʾēt Object marker שַׁעַר šaʿar שַׁעַר Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of his enemies אֹיְבָיו ʾōyĕbāyw אֹיֵב Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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