OET interlinear GEN 22:17

uW Translation Notes:

כִּֽי־בָרֵ֣ךְ אֲבָרֶכְ⁠ךָ֗

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when to_bless I,will_bless_you and,greatly_(increase) I_will_increase DOM your(ms)=seed/fruit like,the_stars_of the=heavens and,like,sand which/who on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in language_of the=sea and,it_will_take_possession_of your(ms)=seed/fruit DOM gate_of its_enemies_of,his )

Alternate translation: [I will surely bless you] or [I will surely cause you to prosper greatly]

וְ⁠הַרְבָּ֨ה אַרְבֶּ֤ה אֶֽת־זַרְעֲ⁠ךָ֙

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when to_bless I,will_bless_you and,greatly_(increase) I_will_increase DOM your(ms)=seed/fruit like,the_stars_of the=heavens and,like,sand which/who on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in language_of the=sea and,it_will_take_possession_of your(ms)=seed/fruit DOM gate_of its_enemies_of,his )

Alternate translation: [I will greatly increase the number of your descendants so that they will be] or [In fact, I will give you so many offspring that they will be]

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְּ⁠כוֹכְבֵ֣י הַ⁠שָּׁמַ֔יִם

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when to_bless I,will_bless_you and,greatly_(increase) I_will_increase DOM your(ms)=seed/fruit like,the_stars_of the=heavens and,like,sand which/who on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in language_of the=sea and,it_will_take_possession_of your(ms)=seed/fruit DOM gate_of its_enemies_of,his )

Make sure it is clear in your translation that God is comparing the number of stars and grains of sand to the number of descendants Abraham will have. There will be so many that no one can count them all (as in Genesis 13:16 and 15:6). Alternate translation: [as many as the stars in the sky]

וְ⁠כַ⁠ח֕וֹל אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־שְׂפַ֣ת הַ⁠יָּ֑ם

and,like,sand (Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when to_bless I,will_bless_you and,greatly_(increase) I_will_increase DOM your(ms)=seed/fruit like,the_stars_of the=heavens and,like,sand which/who on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in language_of the=sea and,it_will_take_possession_of your(ms)=seed/fruit DOM gate_of its_enemies_of,his )

Alternate translation: [and as many as the grains of sand on the seashore]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠יִרַ֣שׁ זַרְעֲ⁠ךָ֔ אֵ֖ת שַׁ֥עַר אֹיְבָֽי⁠ו

and,it_will_take_possession_of your(ms)=seed/fruit DOM (Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when to_bless I,will_bless_you and,greatly_(increase) I_will_increase DOM your(ms)=seed/fruit like,the_stars_of the=heavens and,like,sand which/who on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in language_of the=sea and,it_will_take_possession_of your(ms)=seed/fruit DOM gate_of its_enemies_of,his )

Cities often had high stone walls surrounding them to protect the people inside. The gates in the walls were the only way to go in or out of a city. The idiom “possess the gates of … enemies” refers to taking control of the cities and conquering the people living there. Consider what is the best way to translate this idiom in your language. Alternate translation: [and they will conquer the cities of all their enemies] or [They will conquer all their enemies and rule over them] or [Your offspring will …]