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וּבְנֵ֣יuveneand sonבֵּןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.פָּר֧וּparvbearפָּרָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “bear”, a completed actionH6509to bear fruit (literally or figuratively)bear, bring forth (fruit), (be, cause to be, make) fruitful, grow, increase.וַֽיִּשְׁרְצ֛וּvayishretsvand breed abundantlyשָׁרַץconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and breed abundantly”, the next action in the storyH8317to wriggle, i.e. (by implication) swarm or aboundbreed (bring forth, increase) abundantly (in abundance), creep, move.וַיִּרְבּ֥וּvayirbvand increaseרָבָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and increase”, the next action in the storyH7235to increase (in whatever respect)(bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for H7232 (רָבַב)), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, incre…וַיַּֽעַצְמ֖וּvayaatsmvand closeעָצַםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and close”, the next action in the storyH6105to bind fast, i.e. close (the eyes); intransitively, to be (causatively, make) powerful or numerous; to crunch the bonesbreak the bones, close, be great, be increased, be (wax) mighty(-ier), be more, shut, be(-come, make) strong(-er).בִּמְאֹ֣דbimodin especiallyמְאֹדpreposition, adverb — “in especially”H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.מְאֹ֑דmeodespeciallyמְאֹדadverb — “especially”H3966properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)diligently, especially, exceeding(-ly), far, fast, good, great(-ly), [idiom] louder and louder, might(-ily, -y), (so) much, quickly, (so) sore, utterly, very ([phrase] much, sore), well.וַתִּמָּלֵ֥אvatimaleand be at an endמָלֵאconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and be at an end”, the next action in the storyH4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, s…הָאָ֖רֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.אֹתָֽםotamobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
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American Standard Version (1901)
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Young’s Literal Translation
and the sons of Israel have been fruitful, and they teem, and multiply, and are very very mighty, and the land is filled with them.
World English Bible
The children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and grew exceedingly mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Darby Translation
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and swarmed and multiplied, and became exceeding strong; and the land was full of them.
Douay-Rheims
The children of Israel increased, and sprung up into multitudes, and growing exceedingly strong they filled the land.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And the children of Israel increased and multiplied, and became numerous and grew exceedingly strong, and the land multiplied them.
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