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OET (OET-LV) And_I_will_make_you(ms) to_(a)_nation great and_I_will_bless_you(ms) and_I_will_make_big/great your(ms)_name and_be a_blessing.
OET (OET-RV) I’ll bless you and make you into a great nation. I’ll make you famous and you’ll be a blessing to others.
וְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙
and=I_will_make=you(ms)
Alternate translation: “I will make you the father of”
לְג֣וֹי גָּד֔וֹל
to=(a)_nation big/great
Alternate translation: “an large people group,” or “a large, important ethnic group,”
וַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔
and=I_will_bless=you(ms)
See how you translated “blessed” in Gen 1:22, 28. It may be necessary to translate this term in different ways, depending on the context. Alternate translation: “and I will bless you and them.” or “and I will cause you all to flourish.”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
וַאֲגַדְּלָ֖ה שְׁמֶ֑ךָ
and=I_will_make_big/great your(ms)=name
Consider what is the best way to translate this idiom in your language. Also consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “I will make you important and famous,”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
וֶהְיֵ֖ה בְּרָכָֽה
and=be blessing
Alternate translation: “and you will be a blessing to many people.” or “and I will use you and your descendants to bless many people.”
12:2 make you famous (literally make your name great): Abram received the fame sought by the builders of Babel (see 11:4 and study note).
• and you will be a blessing (or so that you will be a blessing): This clause is a command in Hebrew, but it is also a promise conditioned upon Abram’s obedience to God’s command (12:1): “Go . . . so that you will be a blessing. Be a blessing, so that I can bless and curse others.”
OET (OET-LV) And_I_will_make_you(ms) to_(a)_nation great and_I_will_bless_you(ms) and_I_will_make_big/great your(ms)_name and_be a_blessing.
OET (OET-RV) I’ll bless you and make you into a great nation. I’ll make you famous and you’ll be a blessing to others.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.