Genesis
Genesis 17:1–2
1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty.a Walk before Me and be blameless. 2I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will multiply you exceedingly.”
Footnotes
- a 17:1 Hebrew El-Shaddai
Word by word
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Genesis 17:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When Abram | אַבְרָ֔ם | ’aḇ·rām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H87 Abram |
| was | וַיְהִ֣י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| ninety-nine | תִּשְׁעִ֥ים | tiš·‘îm | Number - common plural | H8673 ninety |
| years | שָׁנִ֑ים | šā·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H8141 year |
| old | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| appeared | וַיֵּרָ֨א | way·yê·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| him | אַבְרָ֗ם | ’aḇ·rām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H87 Abram |
| and said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I | אֲנִי־ | ’ă·nî- | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am God | אֵ֣ל | ’êl | Noun - masculine singular | H410 god |
| Almighty | שַׁדַּ֔י | šad·day | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7706 Almighty |
| Walk | הִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ | hiṯ·hal·lêḵ | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| before Me | לְפָנַ֖י | lə·p̄ā·nay | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H6440 face, before |
| and be | וֶהְיֵ֥ה | weh·yêh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| blameless | תָמִֽים׃ | ṯā·mîm | Adjective - masculine singular | H8549 complete, sound |
Genesis 17:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I will establish | וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה | wə·’et·tə·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| My covenant | בְרִיתִ֖י | ḇə·rî·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H1285 covenant |
| between Me and you | בֵּינִ֣י | bê·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H996 interval, space between |
| and I will multiply | וְאַרְבֶּ֥ה | wə·’ar·beh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| you | אוֹתְךָ֖ | ’ō·wṯ·ḵā | Direct object marker; second person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| exceedingly | בִּמְאֹ֥ד | bim·’ōḏ | Preposition-b; Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 17:1 Philippians 4:13 · Ephesians 3:20 · Luke 1:6 · Genesis 18:14 · Genesis 6:9 · Psalm 116:9 · Matthew 5:48 · Isaiah 38:3 · Job 1:1 · Deuteronomy 18:13 · Matthew 19:26 · Genesis 28:3
Genesis 17:2 Genesis 17:4–6 · Genesis 12:2 · Psalm 105:8–11 · Genesis 15:18 · Genesis 13:16 · Genesis 22:17 · Galatians 3:17–18 · Genesis 9:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.