Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.” Young's Literal Translation and He bringeth him out without, and saith, ‘Look attentively, I pray thee, towards the heavens, and count the stars, if thou art able to count them;’ and He saith to him, ‘Thus is thy seed.’ King James Bible And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. Hebrew And [the LORD] tookוַיּוֹצֵ֨א (way·yō·w·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim him אֹת֜וֹ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case outside הַח֗וּצָה (ha·ḥū·ṣāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors and said, וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Now נָ֣א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' look הַבֶּט־ (hab·beṭ-) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 5027: To scan, look intently at, to regard to the heavens הַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָה (haš·šā·may·māh) Article | Noun - masculine plural | third person feminine singular Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky and count וּסְפֹר֙ (ū·sə·p̄ōr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 5608: To count, recount, relate the stars, הַכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔ים (hak·kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3556: A star, a prince if you אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not are able.” תּוּכַ֖ל (tū·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3201: To be able, have power Then He declared, וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “So {shall} כֹּ֥ה (kōh) Adverb Strong's 3541: Like this, thus, here, now your offspring זַרְעֶֽךָ׃ (zar·‘e·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity be.” יִהְיֶ֖ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be |
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