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וְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּ כִּי רַ֣ב זַרְעֶ֑ךָ וְ֝צֶאֱצָאֶ֗יךָ כְּעֵ֣שֶׂב הָאָֽרֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ hebrew Meaning: * Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground. When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1 |
| ESV |
You shall know also that your offspring shall be many, and your descendants as the grass of the earth.
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| NIV |
You will know that your children will be many, and your descendants like the grass of the earth.
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| NLT |
You will have many children; your descendants will be as plentiful as grass!
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| LXX |
γνώσῃ δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. ὅτι πολὺ τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article σπέρμα σου τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. τέκνα σου ἔσταιplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. ὥσπερ τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article παμβότανον τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀγροῦ |
| KJV |
Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and thine offspring as the grass of the earth.
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