Genesis 28:3

וְאֵ֤ל שַׁדַּי֙ יְבָרֵ֣ךְ אֹֽתְךָ֔ וְיַפְרְךָ֖ וְיַרְבֶּ֑ךָ וְהָיִ֖יתָ לִקְהַ֥ל עַמִּֽים׃

And El Shaddai will bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and you will become a community of peoples.

 

Morphology

  1. וְאֵ֤ל (veʾel) – Root: אל (ʾ-l); Form: Conjunction + Noun, ms; Translation: “And El”; Notes: Refers to God, emphasizing might and power.
  2. שַׁדַּי֙ (Shaddai) – Root: N/A; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Shaddai”; Notes: A divine name meaning “Almighty.”
  3. יְבָרֵ֣ךְ (yevarekh) – Root: ברך (b-r-k); Form: Verb, Piel, Imperfect, 3ms; Translation: “Will bless”; Notes: Conveys bestowing favor or prosperity.
  4. אֹֽתְךָ֔ (ʾotkha) – Root: N/A; Form: Direct object marker + pronoun, 2ms; Translation: “You”; Notes: Specifies the recipient of the blessing.
  5. וְיַפְרְךָ֖ (veyafrkha) – Root: פרה (p-r-h); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Hiphil, Imperfect, 3ms with 2ms suffix; Translation: “And make you fruitful”; Notes: Refers to the growth of descendants.
  6. וְיַרְבֶּ֑ךָ (veyarbkha) – Root: רבה (r-b-h); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Hiphil, Imperfect, 3ms with 2ms suffix; Translation: “And multiply you”; Notes: Implies an increase in numbers.
  7. וְהָיִ֖יתָ (vehayita) – Root: היה (h-y-h); Form: Conjunction + Verb, Qal, Perfect, 2ms; Translation: “And you will become”; Notes: Indicates a state or result.
  8. לִקְהַ֥ל (liqhal) – Root: קהל (q-h-l); Form: Preposition + Noun, ms construct; Translation: “A community of”; Notes: Refers to an assembly or gathering.
  9. עַמִּֽים (ʿammim) – Root: עם (ʿ-m); Form: Noun, mp; Translation: “Peoples”; Notes: Denotes nations or groups.

 

 

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