| 17. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 22:17:1 ⧉כִּֽי־בָרֵ֣ךְkivarekhsurely Genesis 22:17:2 ⧉אֲבָרֶכְךָ֗avarekhekhabless you Genesis 22:17:3 ⧉וְהַרְבָּ֨הveharebagreatly Genesis 22:17:4 ⧉אַרְבֶּ֤הarebehmultiply Genesis 22:17:5 ⧉אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֙etzareakhayour offspring Genesis 22:17:6 ⧉כְּכוֹכְבֵ֣יkekhokhveias stars of Genesis 22:17:7 ⧉הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםhashamayimthe heavens Genesis 22:17:8 ⧉וְכַח֕וֹלvekhakholand as the sand Genesis 22:17:9 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֖רasherthat is Genesis 22:17:10 ⧉עַל־שְׂפַ֣תalsefaton shore of the Genesis 22:17:11 ⧉הַיָּ֑םhayamsea Genesis 22:17:12 ⧉וְיִרַ֣שׁveyirashshall possess Genesis 22:17:13 ⧉זַרְעֲךָ֔zareakhayour offspring Genesis 22:17:14 ⧉אֵ֖תet Genesis 22:17:15 ⧉שַׁ֥עַרshaargate of Genesis 22:17:16 ⧉אֹיְבָֽיו׃oyevavhis enemies |
| 17. Formal Translation For indeed, I {Yahweh, Faithful Promise-Keeper} will surely bless you, and I will greatly multiply your descendants—like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore. And your descendants will possess the gate of their enemies. |
| 17. Dynamic Translation I {Yahweh, Generous Blesser} will certainly bless you and make your children as countless as the stars overhead and as the grains of sand along the shore. Your descendants will take the gate of their enemies. |