Genesis 13:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥י
(ve·sam·ti)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
your descendantsזַרְעֲךָ֖
(zar·'a·cha)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
as the dustכַּעֲפַ֣ר
(ka·'a·far)
6083: dry earth, dustfrom an unused word
of the earth,הָאָ֑רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz;)
776: earth, landa prim. root
soאֲשֶׁ֣ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
that ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
anyone 
 
376: manfrom an unused word
canיוּכַ֣ל
(yu·chal)
3201: to be able, have powera prim. root
numberלִמְנֹות֙
(lim·no·vt)
4487: to count, number, reckona prim. root
the dustעֲפַ֣ר
(a·far)
6083: dry earth, dustfrom an unused word
of the earth,הָאָ֔רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz,)
776: earth, landa prim. root
then your descendantsזַרְעֲךָ֖
(zar·'a·cha)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
can alsoגַּֽם־
(gam-)
1571: also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
be numbered.יִמָּנֶֽה׃
(yim·ma·neh.)
4487: to count, number, reckona prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And I will make
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
thy seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
as the dust
`aphar  (aw-fawr')
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
of the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
so that
'aher  (ash-er')
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
if a man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
can
yakol  (yaw-kole')
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
number
manah  (maw-naw')
to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll -- appoint, count, number, prepare, set, tell.
the dust
`aphar  (aw-fawr')
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
of the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
then shall thy seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
also be numbered
manah  (maw-naw')
to weigh out; by implication, to allot or constitute officially; also to enumerate or enroll -- appoint, count, number, prepare, set, tell.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth, so that if anyone can number the dust of the earth, then your descendants can also be numbered.

King James Bible
And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

International Standard Version
I'll make your descendants as plentiful as the specks of dust of the earth, so that if one could count the specks of dust of the earth, then your descendants could also be counted.

NET Bible
And I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone is able to count the dust of the earth, then your descendants also can be counted.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will also give you as many descendants as the dust of the earth. If anyone could count the dust of the earth, then he could also count your descendants.

King James 2000 Bible
And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall your descendants also be numbered.
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