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Genesis 35:11

And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

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וַיֹּאמֶר֩vayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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…ל֨וֹlvotoל֨וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toאֱלֹהִ֜יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “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.אֲנִ֨יanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.אֵ֤לelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “idol”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH410strength; 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.פְּרֵ֣הperehbearפָּרָהverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “bear”, a commandH6509to bear fruit (literally or figuratively)bear, bring forth (fruit), (be, cause to be, make) fruitful, grow, increase.וּרְבֵ֔הurevehand increaseרָבָהconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and increase”, a 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…גּ֛וֹיgoyGentileגּוֹיnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.וּקְהַ֥לuqehaland assemblyקָהָלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and assembly”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6951assemblage (usually concretely)assembly, company, congregation, multitude.גּוֹיִ֖םgoyimGentileגּוֹיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.יִהְיֶ֣הyihyehbeהָיָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, an unfinished actionH1961to 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.מִמֶּ֑ךָּmimekafromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.וּמְלָכִ֖יםumelakhimand kingמֶלֶךְconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.מֵחֲלָצֶ֥יךָmechalatseykhafrom loinsחָלָץpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from loins”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2504the loins (as the seat of vigor)loins, reins.יֵצֵֽאוּyetsevbring forthיָצָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “bring forth”, an unfinished actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And God said unto him: 'I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

Young’s Literal Translation

And God saith to him, 'I [am] God Almighty; be fruitful and multiply, a nation and an assembly of nations is from thee, and kings from thy loins go out;

World English Bible

God said to him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations will be from you, and kings will come out of your body.

Darby Translation

And God said to him, I am the Almighty God: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee; and kings shall come out of thy loins.

Douay-Rheims

And said to him: I am God Almighty, increase thou and be multiplied. Nations and peoples of nations shall be from thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And God said unto him: 'I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And God said to him, I am thy God; increase and multiply; for nations and gatherings of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἶπε δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Θεὸς, ἐγὼ ὁ Θεός σου· αὐξάνου, καὶ πληθύνου· ἔθνη καὶ συναγωγαὶ ἐθνῶν ἔσονται ἐκ σοῦ, καὶ βασιλεῖς ἐκ τῆς ὀσφύος σου ἐξελεύσονται.