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Genesis 17:2

And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.

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וְאֶתְּנָ֥הveetnahand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “and give”, a determination or requestH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…בְרִיתִ֖יveriticonfederacyבְּרִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “confederacy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1285a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.בֵּינִ֣יbeynibetweenבֵּיןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “between”H996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...oramong, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.וּבֵינֶ֑ךָuveynekhaand betweenבֵּיןconjunction, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and between”H996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...oramong, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.וְאַרְבֶּ֥הvearbehand increaseרָבָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “and increase”, a determination or requestH7235to 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…אוֹתְךָ֖otekhaobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “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).בִּמְאֹ֥דbimodin 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.מְאֹֽדmeodespeciallyמְאֹדadverb — “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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And I will make My covenant between Me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.

Young’s Literal Translation

and I give My covenant between Me and thee, and multiply thee very exceedingly.'

World English Bible

I will make my covenant between me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.”

Darby Translation

And I will set my covenant between me and thee, and will very greatly multiply thee.

Douay-Rheims

And I will make my covenant between me and thee: and I will multiply thee exceedingly.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And I will make My covenant between Me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and I will multiply thee exceedingly.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ θήσομαι τὴν διαθήκην μου ἀνὰ μέσον ἐμοῦ, καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον σου, καὶ πληθυνῶ σε σφόδρα.