GEN 13:16 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) I’ll make your descendants as numerous as dust particles. Your descendants will only be able to be counted if someone’s able to all the dust particles on the earth.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ ποιήσω τὸ σπέρμα σου, ὡς τὴν ἄμμον τῆς γῆς· εἰ δύναταί τις ἐξαριθμῆσαι τὴν ἄμμον τῆς γῆς, καὶ τὸ σπέρμα σου ἐξαριθμηθήσεται.
(Kai poiaʸsō to sperma sou, hōs taʸn ammon taʸs gaʸs; ei dunatai tis exarithmaʸsai taʸn ammon taʸs gaʸs, kai to sperma sou exarithmaʸthaʸsetai. )

BrTr And I will make thy seed like the [fn]dust of the earth; if any one is able to number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed be numbered.

ULT And I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, which if anyone were able to count the dust of the earth, your offspring could also be counted.

UST In fact, I will give you so many descendants that they will be as numerous as the specks of dust on the earth. No one will be able to count how many descendants you have, just as no one can count how many specks of dust there are.

BSB § I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

OEB I will make your descendants as many as the dust of the earth, so that if someone could count the dust of the earth, then your descendants could also be counted.

WEBBE I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can count the dust of the earth, then your offspring may also be counted.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET And I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone is able to count the dust of the earth, then your descendants also can be counted.

LSV And I have set your seed as dust of the earth, so that, if one is able to number the dust of the earth, even your seed is numbered;

FBV You will have so many descendants that they'll be like the dust of the earth. If anyone could count dust then they could count the number of your descendants!

T4T I will cause your descendants to be as numerous as particles of dust! It will be easier to count the particles of dust than it will be to count your descendants [HYP].

LEB I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth which, if anyone were able to count the dust of the earth, your descendants would be so counted.

BBE And I will make your children like the dust of the earth, so that if the dust of the earth may be numbered, then will your children be numbered.

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JPS 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.

ASV 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 may thy seed also be numbered.

DRA And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: if any man be able to number the dust of the earth, he shall be able to number thy seed also.

YLT And I have set thy seed as dust of the earth, so that, if one is able to number the dust of the earth, even thy seed is numbered;

Drby And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, so that if any one can number the dust of the earth, thy seed also will be numbered.

RV 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.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.
(And I will make thy/your seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy/your seed also be numbered. )

KJB-1611 And I will make thy seede as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbred.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps And I wyl make thy seede as the dust of the earth: so that yf a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seede also be numbred.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Gnva And I will make thy seede, as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seede be numbred.
(And I will make thy/your seed, as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy/your seed be numbered. )

Cvdl and wyll make thy sede as the dust of the earth: so that yf a man can nombre the dust of the earth, he shall nombre thy sede also.
(and will make thy/your seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, he shall number thy/your seed also.)

Wycl And Y schal make thi seed as the dust of erthe; if ony man may noumbre the dust of erthe, also he schal mowe noumbre thi seed.
(And I shall make thy/your seed as the dust of earth; if any man may number the dust of earth, also he shall more number thy/your seed.)

Luth Und will deinen Samen machen wie den Staub auf Erden. Kann ein Mensch den Staub auf Erden zählen, der wird auch deinen Samen zählen
(And will deinen seed/seeds make like the dust on earthn. Kann a person the dust on earthn zählen, the/of_the becomes also deinen seed/seeds zählen)

ClVg Faciamque semen tuum sicut pulverem terræ: si quis potest hominum numerare pulverem terræ, semen quoque tuum numerare poterit.
(Faciamque seed your like pulverem terræ: when/but_if who/any potest of_men numerare pulverem terræ, seed too your numerare poterit. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וְ⁠שַׂמְתִּ֥י אֶֽת זַרְעֲ⁠ךָ֖

and,make DOM your(ms)=seed/fruit

Alternate translation: “Besides that, I will also cause your descendants to be” or “In fact, I will also give you so many offspring that they will be”

כַּ⁠עֲפַ֣ר הָ⁠אָ֑רֶץ

like,dust the=earth/land

See how you translated “dust/dirt” in Gen 3:19. Alternate translation: “as numerous as the specks of dirt on the earth,”

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-contrary

אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִם יוּכַ֣ל אִ֗ישׁ לִ⁠מְנוֹת֙

which/who if he/it_would_be_able (a)_man to,count

The Hebrew text has a contrary-to-fact clause here which implies that it is impossible for anyone to count all the specks of dust. Consider what is the best way to communicate that in your language. Alternate translation: “Just as it is impossible to count” or “Just as no one is able to count”

אֶת־עֲפַ֣ר הָ⁠אָ֔רֶץ

DOM dust the=earth/land

For some languages it is not natural to repeat “of/on the earth” here. Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “all the dirt specks” or “how many specks of dirt there are,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

גַּֽם זַרְעֲ⁠ךָ֖ יִמָּנֶֽה

then your(ms)=seed/fruit counted

For some languages it may be clearer or more natural to change the order of the last two clauses and say, “No one will be able to count how many offspring/descendants you have, just as no one can count how many specks/particles of dust/dirt there are.” Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “so it will be impossible to count all your offspring because they will be so numerous.” or “no one will be able to count how many descendants you have.”

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