Genesis 12:2

Old Testament • 8 words with Strong's data

"And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:"

Word-by-Word Analysis

And I will

עָשָׂה

ʻâsâh

H6213

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

1055 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
of thee a

גָּדוֹל

gâdôwl

H1419

great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

962 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →

גּוֹי

gôwy

H1471

a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

145 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
and I will

בָרַךְ

bârak

H1288

to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as...

127 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
thee and

עָשָׂה

ʻâsâh

H6213

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

1055 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
thy

שֵׁם

shêm

H8034

an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

958 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →

גָּדוֹל

gâdôwl

H1419

great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

962 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →
and thou shalt be a

בְּרָכָה

Bᵉrâkâh

H1293

benediction; by implication prosperity

67 occurrences View all →
Full Strong's Entry →

Key Terms in This Verse

blessing H1293

בְּרָכָה Bᵉrâkâh

benediction; by implication prosperity

Study H1293 →
bless H1288

בָרַךְ bârak

to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)

Study H1288 →
nation H1471

גּוֹי gôwy

a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts

Study H1471 →
name H8034

שֵׁם shêm

an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

Study H8034 →
great H1419

גָּדוֹל gâdôwl

great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

Study H1419 →
great H1419

גָּדוֹל gâdôwl

great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent

Study H1419 →
make H6213

עָשָׂה ʻâsâh

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

Study H6213 →
make H6213

עָשָׂה ʻâsâh

to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application

Study H6213 →

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:9 cross-reference

And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.

Genesis 18:18 cross-reference

Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

Galatians 3:14 cross-reference

That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Genesis 35:11 cross-reference

And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

Genesis 46:3 cross-reference

And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

Genesis 26:4 cross-reference

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;

Exodus 1:7 cross-reference

And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

Genesis 13:16 cross-reference

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 24:35 cross-reference

And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.

Genesis 15:5 cross-reference

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.

Galatians 3:7 cross-reference

Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

Genesis 27:29 cross-reference

Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother’s sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

Deuteronomy 26:5 cross-reference

And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and...

Genesis 28:14 cross-reference

And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the...

Genesis 19:29 cross-reference

And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.

Exodus 32:10 cross-reference

Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.

Romans 4:11 cross-reference

And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circum...

Numbers 14:12 cross-reference

I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.

1 Kings 1:47 cross-reference

And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself u...

Micah 7:20 cross-reference

Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.

Related Passages

Welcome to LOGOS Study

Your complete Bible study toolkit