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And he blesses them,וַיְבָרֲכֵםand they multiplyוַיִּרְבּוּgreatly,מְאֹדandוּtheir livestockבְהֶמְתָּםhe does notלֹאlet decrease.יַמְעִיט
Study it in the app“And he blesses them, and they multiply greatly, and their livestock he does not let decrease.”
And he blesses them,וַיְבָרֲכֵםand they multiplyוַיִּרְבּוּgreatly,מְאֹדandוּtheir livestockבְהֶמְתָּםhe does notלֹאlet decrease.יַמְעִיט
bless
God gives good things: life, children, harvests.
Where else “yevarache” appearsmultiply
To grow in number.
Where else “yirbu” appearsvery
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appearslivestock
A four-legged animal, above all farm animals.
Where else “vehemta” appearsbe few, too small
Be few, be too small for something; make few, reduce.
Where else “yamit” appears37And they sow fields and plant vineyards, and they yield fruit of harvest.
38 · This verse (above)
39And they decrease and are bowed down by oppression, evil, and sorrow.