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KJV Lexicon And they blessedbarak (baw-rak') to 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) Rebekah Ribqah (rib-kaw') fettering (by beauty); Ribkah, the wife of Isaac -- Rebekah. and said 'amar (aw-mar') to say (used with great latitude) unto her Thou 'attah (at-taw') a primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you -- thee, thou, ye, you. art our sister 'achowth (aw-khoth') a sister (used very widely, literally and figuratively) -- (an-)other, sister, together. be thou hayah (haw-yaw) to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) the mother of thousands 'eleph (eh'-lef) hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand. of millions rbabah (reb-aw-baw') abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite) -- many, million, multiply, ten thousand. and let thy seed zera` (zeh'-rah) seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time. possess yarash (yaw-rash') to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin the gate sha`ar (shah'-ar) an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er). of those which hate sane' (saw-nay') to hate (personally) -- enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, utterly. them Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible They blessed Rebekah and said to her, "May you, our sister, Become thousands of ten thousands, And may your descendants possess The gate of those who hate them." King James Bible And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, Thou art our sister, be thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let thy seed possess the gate of those which hate them. Holman Christian Standard Bible They blessed Rebekah, saying to her: Our sister, may you become thousands upon ten thousands. May your offspring possess the gates of their enemies. International Standard Version As they were leaving, they all blessed Rebekah by saying, "Our sister, may you become the mother of tens of millions! May your descendants take over the city gates of those who hate them." NET Bible They blessed Rebekah with these words: "Our sister, may you become the mother of thousands of ten thousands! May your descendants possess the strongholds of their enemies." GOD'S WORD® Translation They gave Rebekah a blessing: "May you, our sister, become the mother of many thousands of children. May your descendants take possession of their enemies' cities." King James 2000 Bible And they blessed Rebekah, and said unto her, You are our sister, be the mother of thousands of millions, and let your descendants possess the gate of those who hate them. Links Genesis 24:60Genesis 24:60 NIV Genesis 24:60 NLT Genesis 24:60 ESV Genesis 24:60 NASB Genesis 24:60 KJV |