Exodus 32:13

“Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you swore by yourself and said to them, ‘I will multiply your offspring like the stars of the heavens, and all this land that I have spoken of I will give to your offspring, and they shall inherit it forever.’””

Exodus 32:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Exodus 32:13, word by word

Rememberזְכֹרzechor

remember favorably

God turns his mind to someone and helps them.

Where else “zechor” appears
Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham

Abraham

Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.

Where else “avraham” appears
Isaacיִצְחָקyitschak

Isaac

Isaac, the son promised to Abraham and Sarah, father of Esau and Jacob. His name means "he laughs" (Genesis 17:17, 19; 21:6).

Where else “yitschak” appears
and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

Israel

Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.

Where else “yisrael” appears
your servantsעֲבָדֶיavade

servant of YHWH

YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.

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you sworeנִשְׁבַּעְתָּnishbata

swear

To promise with God as witness.

Where else “nishbata” appears
and saidתְּדַבֵּרtedaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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‘I will multiplyאַרְבֶּהarbe

multiply

To grow in number.

Where else “arbe” appears
your offspringזַרְעֲzara

offspring

The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.

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like the starsכוֹכְבֵיchochve

star

Star.

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of the heavensשָּׁמָיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

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landאָרֶץarets

land

A region or nation, above all Israel's.

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I have spoken ofאָמַרְתִּיamarti

promise

To give one's word that something will be done.

Where else “amarti” appears
I will giveאֶתֵּןeten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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and they shall inherit itנָחֲלוּnachalu

inherit

To receive as one's own what another gives or leaves, above all land.

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forever.’עֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

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The context

12Why should the Egyptians say, ‘With evil intent he brought them out, to kill them in the mountains and to consume them from the face of the ground’? Turn from the heat of your anger and relent concerning the evil planned against your people.

13 · This verse (above)

14And YHWH relented concerning the evil that he had said he would do to his people.

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