| 2. Linguistic Exegesis The verse consists of a single clause with two coordinated first person verbs: ve’etnah {וְאֶתְּנָה | wə-ʾet-ten-āh} ‘and I will give/establish’ signifying a decisive divine promise, and ve’arbeh {וְאַרְבֶּה | wə-ʾar-beh} ‘and I will multiply’ highlighting divine causation through the Hifil stem. The construct beriti {בְּרִיתִי | bə-rî-tî} ‘My covenant’ underscores a personal bond, introduced by bein in beini {בֵּינִי | bê-nî} and uveinecha {וּבֵינֶךָ | û-bê-ne-kā} to mark a mutual relationship between God and Abraham. The phrase bime’od me’od {בִּמְאֹד מְאֹד | bi-mə-ʾōḏ mə-ʾōḏ} uses repetition as an emphatic superlative, which in English is rendered as “greatly” (formal) and “very, very numerous” (dynamic) to reflect Hebrew intensity. |