KJV: And his father refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it: he also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: but truly his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
YLT: And his father refuseth, and saith, 'I have known, my son, I have known; he also becometh a people, and he also is great, and yet, his young brother is greater than he, and his seed is the fulness of the nations;'
Darby: But his father refused and said, I know, my son, I know: he also will become a people, and he also will be great; but truly his younger brother will be greater than he; and his seed will become the fulness of nations.
ASV: And his father refused, and said, I know it , my son, I know it . He also shall become a people, and he also shall be great: howbeit his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his seed shall become a multitude of nations.
וַיְמָאֵ֣ן | But refused |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: מָאַן Sense: (Piel) to refuse. |
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אָבִ֗יו | his father |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: אָב Sense: father of an individual. |
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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | and said |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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יָדַ֤עְתִּֽי | I know |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: דָּעָה Sense: to know. |
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בְנִי֙ | my son |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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יָדַ֔עְתִּי | I know |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: דָּעָה Sense: to know. |
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גַּם־ | Also |
Parse: Conjunction Root: גַּם Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea. |
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יִֽהְיֶה־ | shall become |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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לְּעָ֖ם | a people |
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people. |
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וְגַם־ | and also |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction Root: גַּם Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea. |
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יִגְדָּ֑ל | shall be great |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: גָּדַל Sense: to grow, become great or important, promote, make powerful, praise, magnify, do great things. |
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וְאוּלָ֗ם | But truly |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Conjunction Root: אוּלָם Sense: but, but indeed (a strong adversative). |
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אָחִ֤יו | his brother |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: אָח Sense: brother. |
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הַקָּטֹן֙ | younger |
Parse: Article, Adjective, masculine singular Root: קָטָן Sense: young, small, insignificant, unimportant. |
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יִגְדַּ֣ל | shall be greater |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: גָּדַל Sense: to grow, become great or important, promote, make powerful, praise, magnify, do great things. |
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מִמֶּ֔נּוּ | than he |
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: מִן Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than. |
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וְזַרְע֖וֹ | and his descendants |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: זֶרַע Sense: seed, sowing, offspring. |
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יִהְיֶ֥ה | shall become |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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מְלֹֽא־ | a multitude |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: מְלֹא Sense: fullness, that which fills. |
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הַגּוֹיִֽם | of nations |
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: גֹּוי Sense: nation, people. |