Genesis 28:14

Old Testament • 13 words with Strong's data

"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 earth be blessed."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And thy

זֶרַע

zeraʻ

H2233

seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

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shall be as the

עָפָר

ʻâphâr

H6083

dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud

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of the

אֶרֶץ

ʼerets

H776

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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and thou shalt

פָּרַשׂ

pâras

H6566

to break apart, disperse, etc.

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פּוּץ

pûwts

H6327

to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)

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to the

יָם

yâm

H3220

a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif...

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and to the

קָדִים

qâdîym

H6921

the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)

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and to the

צָפוֹן

tsâphôwn

H6828

properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)

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and to the

נֶגֶב

negeb

H5045

the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)

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and in thee and in thy

זֶרַע

zeraʻ

H2233

seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

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shall all the

מִשְׁפָּחָה

mishpâchâh

H4940

a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people

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of the

אֶרֶץ

ʼerets

H776

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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be

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...

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Key Terms in This Verse

west H3220

יָם yâm

a sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river, or an artifical basin; locally, the west, or (rarely) the sou...

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abroad H6327

פּוּץ pûwts

to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)

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dust H6083

עָפָר ʻâphâr

dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud

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spread H6566

פָּרַשׂ pâras

to break apart, disperse, etc.

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north H6828

צָפוֹן tsâphôwn

properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)

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south H5045

נֶגֶב negeb

the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)

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east H6921

קָדִים qâdîym

the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind)

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families H4940

מִשְׁפָּחָה mishpâchâh

a family, i.e. circle of relatives; figuratively, a class (of persons), a species (of animals) or sort (of things); by extension a tribe or people

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seed H2233

זֶרַע zeraʻ

seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

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seed H2233

זֶרַע zeraʻ

seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

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Cross References

Genesis 12:3 cross-reference

And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

Acts 3:25 cross-reference

Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.

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;

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 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?

Genesis 22:18 cross-reference

And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Galatians 3:8 cross-reference

And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed.

Genesis 13:14 cross-reference

And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:

Galatians 3:16 cross-reference

Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

Psalm 72:17 cross-reference

His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.

Numbers 23:10 cross-reference

Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his!

Revelation 7:9 cross-reference

After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robe...

Ephesians 1:3 cross-reference

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

Deuteronomy 12:20 cross-reference

When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lustet...

Genesis 32:12 cross-reference

And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

Revelation 7:4 cross-reference

And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.

Matthew 8:11 cross-reference

And I say unto you, That many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven.

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