Genesis 48:4
ContextNET © | He said to me, ‘I am going to make you fruitful 1 and will multiply you. 2 I will make you into a group of nations, and I will give this land to your descendants 3 as an everlasting possession.’ 4 |
NIV © | and said to me, ‘I am going to make you fruitful and will increase your numbers. I will make you a community of peoples, and I will give this land as an everlasting possession to your descendants after you.’ |
NASB © | and He said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and numerous, and I will make you a company of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you for an everlasting possession.’ |
NLT © | He said to me, ‘I will make you a multitude of nations, and I will give this land of Canaan to you and your descendants as an everlasting possession.’ |
MSG © | He said, 'I'm going to make you prosperous and numerous, turn you into a congregation of tribes; and I'll turn this land over to your children coming after you as a permanent inheritance.' |
BBE © | And said to me, Truly, I will make you fertile and give you increase and will make of you a great family of nations: and I will give this land to your seed after you to be their heritage for ever. |
NRSV © | and said to me, ‘I am going to make you fruitful and increase your numbers; I will make of you a company of peoples, and will give this land to your offspring after you for a perpetual holding.’ |
NKJV © | "and said to me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will make of you a multitude of people, and give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’ |
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NET © | He said to me, ‘I am going to make you fruitful 1 and will multiply you. 2 I will make you into a group of nations, and I will give this land to your descendants 3 as an everlasting possession.’ 4 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “Look, I am making you fruitful.” The participle following הִנֵּה (hinneh) has the nuance of a certain and often imminent future. 2 tn The perfect verbal form with vav consecutive carries on the certain future idea. 3 tn The Hebrew text adds “after you,” which has not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons. 4 tn The Hebrew word אֲחֻזָּה (’akhuzzah), translated “possession,” describes a permanent holding in the land. It is the noun form of the same verb (אָחַז, ’akhaz) that was used for the land given to them in Goshen (Gen 47:27). |