The Meaning of Hebrews 6:14 Explained

Hebrews 6:14

KJV: Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

YLT: saying, 'Blessing indeed I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;'

Darby: saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee;

ASV: saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Saying,  Surely  blessing  I will bless  thee,  and  multiplying  I will multiply  thee. 

What does Hebrews 6:14 Mean?

Context Summary

Hebrews 6:9-20 - "the Hope Set Before Us"
The keynote of this passage is patient continuance. We should seek not only faith but its accompaniments. It is not enough to manifest faith, hope and love, but to continue to do so unto the end. Notice that the two conditions on which the promises are inherited are faith and patience.
These truths are enforced by the example of Abraham. He believed God and patiently endured. Your prayers cannot be lost, as ships at sea; they will make harbor at last, laden with golden freight. God's promise and oath are a double door, behind which they who have fled for refuge are safe-a double window beyond which all noise dies down. The allusion is either to the cities of refuge, or to a ship safely riding out the storm. Hope is sure, because the anchor has fastened in a sure ground; steadfast, because its cable will not snap in the strain; and entering, etc., because it unites us to the unseen. Jesus has taken our anchor into the inner harbor, and has dropped it down into the clear, still water there. [source]

Chapter Summary: Hebrews 6

1  He exhorts not to fall back from the faith;
11  but to be steadfast,
12  diligent, and patient to wait upon God;
13  because God is most sure in his promise

Greek Commentary for Hebrews 6:14

Surely [ει μην]
By itacism for η μην — ē mēn (Deissmann, Bible Studies, p. 205). The quotation is from Genesis 22:16. (the promise renewed to Abraham with an oath after offering of Isaac). Blessing Hebraism (present active participle) for the Hebrew infinitive absolute and so with πλητυνων — plēthunōn (multiplying). [source]
Surely blessing I will bless thee [εἰ μήν εὐλογῶν εὐλογήσω σε]
Ει μήν as a formula of swearing N.T.oIn lxx, see Numbers 14:23, Numbers 14:28, Numbers 14:35; Isaiah 45:23; Ezekiel 33:27; Ezekiel 34:8. Blessing I will bless is a Hebraism, emphasizing the idea contained in the verb. Comp. lxx, Genesis 22:17; Numbers 25:10; Deuteronomy 15:4. [source]

Reverse Greek Commentary Search for Hebrews 6:14

Matthew 24:12 Shall abound [πληθυνθῆναι]
Lit., shall be multiplied. See Acts 6:1, Acts 6:7; Acts 7:17; Acts 9:31; Hebrews 6:14. [source]
Acts 7:34 I have surely seen [ιδων ειδον]
Imitation of the Hebrew infinitive absolute, (Exodus 3:7) “Seeing I saw” (cf. Hebrews 6:14). [source]

What do the individual words in Hebrews 6:14 mean?

saying If surely blessing I will bless you and multiplying I will multiply
λέγων Εἰ μὴν εὐλογῶν εὐλογήσω σε καὶ πληθύνων πληθυνῶ

λέγων  saying 
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: λέγω 
Sense: to say, to speak.
μὴν  surely 
Parse: Particle
Root: μήν1  
Sense: verily, certainly, truly.
εὐλογῶν  blessing 
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: εὐλογέω 
Sense: to praise, celebrate with praises.
εὐλογήσω  I  will  bless 
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Active, 1st Person Singular
Root: εὐλογέω 
Sense: to praise, celebrate with praises.
πληθύνων  multiplying 
Parse: Verb, Present Participle Active, Nominative Masculine Singular
Root: πληθύνω  
Sense: to increase, to multiply.
πληθυνῶ  I  will  multiply 
Parse: Verb, Future Indicative Active, 1st Person Singular
Root: πληθύνω  
Sense: to increase, to multiply.