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.
The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “the” (οἱ) before sons here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “of you” (ὑμῶν) before saying here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “in” (ἐν) before the here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “of us” (ἡμῶν) before saying here.
ὑμεῖςhumeisYeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “Ye”, the subject formG4771you.Yeἐστεesteareεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person plural — “are”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.areοἱhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.υἱοὶhuioichildrenυἱός (huios)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “children”, the subject formG5207a son, descendent.the childrenτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.προφητῶνprophētōnof the prophetsπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of the prophets”, the of-formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.of the prophetsκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.διαθήκηςdiathēkēsof the covenantδιαθήκη (diathēkē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the covenant”, the of-formG1242(a) a covenant between two parties, (b) (the ordinary, everyday sense [found a countless number of times in papyri]) a will, testament.of the covenantἧςhēswhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, feminine — “which”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.whichδιέθετοdiethetomadeδιατίθεμαι (diatithemai)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “made”, a single actionG1303(a) I appoint, make (of a covenant), (b) I make (a will).madeὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.θεὸςtheosGodθεόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “God”, the subject formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.πρὸςproswithπρόςpreposition — “with”G4314to, towards, with.This verse uses “with”.withτοὺςtoustheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.πατέραςpaterasfathersπατήρ (patēr)noun, accusative, plural, masculine — “fathers”, the object formG3962father, (Heavenly) Father, ancestor, elder, senior.fathersὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.λέγωνlegōnsayingλέγω (legō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “saying”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.sayingπρὸςprosuntoπρόςpreposition — “unto”G4314to, towards, with.untoἈβραάμabraamAbrahamἈβραάμnoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “Abraham”, the object formG11Abraham, progenitor of the Hebrew race.AbrahamΚαὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σπέρματίspermatiseedσπέρμα (sperma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “seed”, the to- or for-formG4690(a) seed, commonly of cereals, (b) offspring, descendents.This verse uses “seed”.seedσουsouyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “you”, the of-formG4771you.ἐνευλογηθήσονταιeneulogēthēsontaishallἐνευλογέω (eneulogeō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “shall”, an action still aheadG1757I bless (of God).shallπᾶσαιpasaiallπᾶς (pas)adjective, nominative, plural, feminine — “all”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.This verse uses “all”.allαἱhaitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πατριαὶpatriaikindredsπατριά (patria)noun, nominative, plural, feminine — “kindreds”, the subject formG3965lineage, ancestry; a family, tribe.the kindredsτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γῆςgēsof the earthγῆ (gē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of the earth”, the of-formG1093the earth, soil, land, region, country, inhabitants of a region.This verse uses “the earth”.of the earth
Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text
ἡμῶνhēmōnourἡμῶνpersonal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural — “our”, the of-formG2257of us
Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)
'Ye are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant that God made unto our fathers, saying unto Abraham: And in thy seed shall be blessed all the families of the earth;
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American Standard Version (1901)
Ye are the sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Young’s Literal Translation
'Ye are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant that God made unto our fathers, saying unto Abraham: And in thy seed shall be blessed all the families of the earth;
World English Bible
You are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘All the families of the earth will be blessed through your offspring.’
Darby Translation
Ye are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God appointed to our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Douay-Rheims
You are the children of the prophets, and of the testament which God made to our fathers, saying to Abraham: And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
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Genesis 12:3Genesis 12:3 · King James VersionAnd I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.Genesis 12:3 · King James VersionOpen the Source
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.
Genesis 26:4Genesis 26:4 · King James VersionAnd 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 26:4 · King James VersionOpen the Source
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 28:14Genesis 28:14 · King James VersionAnd 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.Genesis 28:14 · King James VersionOpen the Source
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.
Fulfills
Genesis 22:18Genesis 22:18 · King James VersionAnd in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.Genesis 22:18 · King James VersionOpen the Source
seed of Abraham · NT explicit, Edersheim’s rabbinic list
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
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