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Genesis 24:60

And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them.

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וַיְבָרֲכ֤וּvayvarakhvand blessבָרַךְconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and bless”, the next action in the storyH1288to 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 treason)[idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “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).רִבְקָה֙rivqahRebekahרִבְקָהnoun, proper name — “Rebekah”H7259Ribkah, the wife of IsaacRebekah.וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvayomrvand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לָ֔הּlahtoלָ֔הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”toאֲחֹתֵ֕נוּachotenvsisterאָחוֹתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, plural — “sister”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH269a sister (used very widely (like brother), literally and figuratively)(an-) other, sister, together.אַ֥תְּattheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.הֲיִ֖יhayibeהָיָהverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “be”, a commandH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לְאַלְפֵ֣יlealfeto thousandאֶלֶףpreposition, adjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, construct — “to thousand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.רְבָבָ֑הrevavahmanyרְבָבָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “many”, the ordinary formH7233abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite)many, million, [idiom] multiply, ten thousand.וְיִירַ֣שׁveyirashand expelיָרַשׁconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and expel”, an unfinished actionH3423to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruincast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel, [idiom] without fail, (give to, leave for) inherit(-ance, -or) [phrase] magistrate, be (make) poor, come to poverty, (give to, make to) possess, get (have)…זַרְעֵ֔ךְzarekheseedזֶרַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “seed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2233seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity[idiom] carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.אֵ֖תetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “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).שַׁ֥עַרshaardoorשַׁעַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “door”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).שֹׂנְאָֽיוsoneayvhateשָׂנֵאverb, qal, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “hate”, a verb used as a describing wordH8130to hate (personally)enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, [idiom] utterly.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her: 'Our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let thy seed possess the gate of those that hate them.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let thy seed possess the gate of those that hate them.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they bless Rebekah, and say to her, 'Thou [art] our sister; become thou thousands of myriads, and thy seed doth possess the gate of those hating it.'

World English Bible

They blessed Rebekah, and said to her, “Our sister, may you be the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let your offspring possess the gate of those who hate them.”

Darby Translation

And they blessed Rebecca, and said to her, Thou art our sister; mayest thou become thousands of tens of thousands; and may thy seed possess the gate of their enemies!

Douay-Rheims

Wishing prosperity to their sister, and saying: Thou art our sister, mayst thou increase to thousands of thousands, and may thy seed possess the gates of their enemies.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her: 'Our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of ten thousands, and let thy seed possess the gate of those that hate them.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they blessed Rebecca, and said to her, Thou art our sister; become thou thousands of myriads, and let thy seed possess the cities of their enemies.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εὐλόγησαν Ῥεβέκκαν, καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῇ, ἀδελφὴ ἡμῶν εἶ, γίνου εἰς χιλιάδας μυριάδων, καὶ κληρονομησάτω τὸ σπέρμα σου τὰς πόλεις τῶν ὑπεναντίων.