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Genesis 28:3

And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

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וְאֵ֤לveeland idolאֵלconjunction, noun, proper name — “and idol”H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'שַׁדַּי֙shadayAlmightyשַׁדַּיnoun, proper name — “Almighty”H7706the AlmightyAlmighty.יְבָרֵ֣ךְyevarekheblessבָרַךְverb, piel, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bless”, a wish or indirect commandH1288to 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.אֹֽתְךָ֔otekhaobject 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).וְיַפְרְךָ֖veyafrekhaand bearפָּרָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and bear”, a wish or indirect commandH6509to bear fruit (literally or figuratively)bear, bring forth (fruit), (be, cause to be, make) fruitful, grow, increase.וְיַרְבֶּ֑ךָveyarbekhaand increaseרָבָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, jussive, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and increase”, a wish or indirect commandH7235to 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…וְהָיִ֖יתָvehayitaand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to 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.לִקְהַ֥לliqhalto assemblyקָהָלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to assembly”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6951assemblage (usually concretely)assembly, company, congregation, multitude.עַמִּֽיםamimpeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a congregation of peoples;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a company of peoples;

Young’s Literal Translation

and God Almighty doth bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and thou hast become an assembly of peoples;

World English Bible

May God Almighty bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a company of peoples,

Darby Translation

And the Almighty God bless thee, and make thee fruitful and multiply thee, that thou mayest become a company of peoples.

Douay-Rheims

And God almighty bless thee, and make thee to increase, and multiply thee: that thou mayst be a multitude of people.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a congregation of peoples;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And may my God bless thee, and increase thee, and multiply thee, and thou shalt become gatherings of nations.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ δὲ Θεός μου εὐλογήσαι σε, καὶ αὐξήσαι σε, καὶ πληθύναι σε· καὶ ἔσῃ εἰς συναγωγὰς ἐθνῶν.