| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 48:4:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerHe said Genesis 48:4:2 ⧉אֵלַ֗יelaito me Genesis 48:4:3 ⧉הִנְנִ֤יhinenibehold, I Genesis 48:4:4 ⧉מַפְרְךָ֙mafrekhawill make you fruitful Genesis 48:4:5 ⧉וְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָvehirbitikhawill multiply you Genesis 48:4:6 ⧉וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָunetatikhawill make you Genesis 48:4:7 ⧉לִקְהַ֣לlikhalinto an assembly of Genesis 48:4:8 ⧉עַמִּ֑יםamimpeoples Genesis 48:4:9 ⧉וְנָ֨תַתִּ֜יvenatatiI will give Genesis 48:4:10 ⧉אֶת־הָאָ֧רֶץethaaretsland Genesis 48:4:11 ⧉הַזֹּ֛אתhazotthis Genesis 48:4:12 ⧉לְזַרְעֲךָ֥lezarakhato your offspring Genesis 48:4:13 ⧉אַחֲרֶ֖יךָakharekhaafter you Genesis 48:4:14 ⧉אֲחֻזַּ֥תakhuzata possession Genesis 48:4:15 ⧉עוֹלָֽם׃olameverlasting |
| 4. Formal Translation And He said to me, “Behold, I will make you fruitful and will multiply you, and I will make you into an assembly of peoples. And I will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.” |
| 4. Dynamic Translation He said to me, “I am going to make you grow and give you many descendants. I will make you a large community of nations, and I will give this land to your children after you as a permanent home.” |