וַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔ (wa·’ă·ḇā·reḵ·ḵā) in Genesis 12:2: Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | second person masculine singular

Hebrew-verb

Verb

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | second person masculine singular

Piel

ConjImperf.h

First

Common

Singular

Not applicable

Waw conjunction

Second person masculine singular

The waw-linked first-person Piel conjunctive imperfect continues God's promise sequence, and the attached second-person suffix identifies Abram as the one blessed.

The form places divine blessing between making a great nation and making Abram's name great, with God as giver and Abram as recipient.

God's coordinated promises to make Abram a great nation, bless him, and make his name great

The call for Abram to leave his land and household toward the land God will show him, followed by an outward-facing vocation

The form places divine blessing between making a great nation and making Abram's name great, with God as giver and Abram as recipient.

The form does not make blessing a technique, promise isolated prosperity, or sever Abram's blessing from becoming a blessing.

High: The form names God as giver and Abram as recipient in a promise whose purpose reaches beyond Abram.

The waw-linked first-person Piel conjunctive imperfect continues God's promise sequence, and the attached second-person suffix identifies Abram as the one blessed.. The form places divine blessing between making a great nation and making Abram's name great, with God as giver and Abram as recipient.. Attached to God's coordinated promises to make Abram a great nation, bless him, and make his name great. Governed by the call for Abram to leave his land and household toward the land God will show him, followed by an outward-facing vocation. The form does not make blessing a technique, promise isolated prosperity, or sever Abram's blessing from becoming a blessing.

Who blesses whom in Genesis 12:2, and where does it lead? God promises to bless Abram within a sequence that directs him to become a blessing.

Direct: I will bless you directly expresses God's first-person promise and Abram as the attached second-person recipient within the coordinated speech.

God's speech gives the form promise force. The attached you is Abram, while the wider reach unfolds in the following purpose.

Conj-w | V-Piel-ConjImperf.h-1cs | 2ms at Genesis 12:2 treated as the whole interpretation: Do not use Piel to promise private wealth or detach Abram's blessing from vocation and blessing for others. the English rendering "and I will bless you" detached from its Hebrew form: Keep "and I will bless you" connected to וַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔, row 4, and the full Genesis 12:2 clause.

The Genesis 12:2 BSB+ word-table row 4 anchors וַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔ as H1288, Conj-w | V-Piel-ConjImperf.h-1cs | 2ms, for the rendering "and I will bless you."

For h1288-genesis-12-2-conj-w-v-piel-conjimperf-h-1cs-2ms, בָּרַךְ is the lemma behind "and I will bless you" at row 4; this exact token keeps H1288 tied to Genesis 12:2.

The waw-linked first-person Piel conjunctive imperfect continues God's promise sequence, and the attached second-person suffix identifies Abram as the one blessed.

Genesis 12:2 presents God's blessing of Abram within a calling that creates a people, gives a great name, and directs blessing outward.

This promise inaugurates Abram's particular vocation in the ancestral narrative; its reach toward other families unfolds through the surrounding promise rather than through the Piel stem.

Read the promise chain aloud, identify God as the repeated first-person agent and Abram as recipient, then continue into become a blessing before drawing application.

Do not use Piel to promise private wealth or detach Abram's blessing from vocation and blessing for others.