King James Version

Genesis 27:28

Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

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וְיִֽתֶּןveyitenand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and give”, a wish or indirect commandH5414to 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…לְךָ֙lekhatoלְךָ֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to”toהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםhaelohimthe Godאֱלֹהִיםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.מִטַּל֙mitalfrom dewטַלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from dew”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2919dew (as covering vegetation)dew.הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםhashamayimthe heavenשָׁמַיִםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).וּמִשְׁמַנֵּ֖יumishmaneand from fatמַשְׁמָןconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and from fat”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4924fat, i.e. (literally and abstractly) fatness; but usually (figuratively and concretely) a rich dish, a fertile field, a robust manfat (one, -ness, -test, -test place).הָאָ֑רֶץhaaretsthe 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.וְרֹ֥בverovand abundanceרֹבconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “and abundance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7230abundance (in any respect)abundance(-antly), all, [idiom] common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), [idiom] very (age).דָּגָ֖ןdagancornדָּגָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “corn”, the ordinary formH1715properly, increase, i.e. graincorn (floor), wheat.וְתִירֹֽשׁvetiroshand wineתִּירוֹשׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and wine”, the ordinary formH8492must or fresh grape-juice (as just squeezed out); by implication (rarely) fermented wine(new, sweet) wine.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

So God give thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fat places of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of grain and new wine:

Young’s Literal Translation

and God doth give to thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of corn and wine;

World English Bible

God give you of the dew of the sky, of the fatness of the earth, and plenty of grain and new wine.

Darby Translation

And God give thee of the dew of heaven, And of the fatness of the earth, And plenty of corn and new wine.

Douay-Rheims

God give thee the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, abundance of corn and wine.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

So God give thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fat places of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And may God give thee of the dew of heaven, and of the fatness of the earth, and abundance of corn and wine.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ δῴη σοι ὁ Θεὸς ἀπὸ τῆς δρόσου τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς πιότητος τῆς γῆς, καὶ πλῆθος σίτου καὶ οἴνου.