Genesis 13:16
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.”
עָפָר
Dust, dry earth. Aphar. The material from which God formed Adam. You are dust and to dust you shall return. But between the dust God breathed His own life into you.
זֶרַע
offspring/ your
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זֶרַע
Seed, offspring, descendant. Zera. The seed of the woman who would crush the serpent. Every promise of God has a seed that will grow.
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מָנָה
it will numbered
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מָנָה
To count, to number, to assign. Manah. God counts what matters. He does not lose track of His creation or of His people.
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גַּם
also
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גַּם
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
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יָכֹל
he will be able
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יָכֹל
to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
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