Genesis
Genesis 17:17–19
17Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?” 18And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”
19But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac.f I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
Footnotes
- f 17:19 Isaac means he laughs.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Genesis 17:17
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham | אַבְרָהָ֛ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| fell facedown | וַיִּפֹּ֧ל | way·yip·pōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| Then he laughed | וַיִּצְחָ֑ק | way·yiṣ·ḥāq | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6711 laugh |
| and said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to himself | בְּלִבּ֗וֹ | bə·lib·bōw | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| Can a child be born | יִוָּלֵ֔ד | yiw·wā·lêḏ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| to a man who is | הַלְּבֶ֤ן | hal·lə·ḇen | Article, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| a hundred | מֵאָֽה־ | mê·’āh- | Number - feminine singular | H3967 hundred |
| years old | שָׁנָה֙ | šā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| Can Sarah | שָׂרָ֔ה | śā·rāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8283 Sarah |
| give birth | תֵּלֵֽד׃ | tê·lêḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| at the age of ninety | תִּשְׁעִ֥ים | tiš·‘îm | Number - common plural | H8673 ninety |
Genesis 17:18
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And Abraham | אַבְרָהָ֖ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| said | וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| God | הָֽאֱלֹהִ֑ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| O that | ל֥וּ | lū | Preposition | H3863 if |
| Ishmael | יִשְׁמָעֵ֖אל | yiš·mā·‘êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3458 Jishmael |
| might live | יִחְיֶ֥ה | yiḥ·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2421 live |
| under Your | לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃ | lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
Genesis 17:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But God | אֱלֹהִ֗ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| replied | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Your wife | אִשְׁתְּךָ֗ | ’iš·tə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| Sarah | שָׂרָ֣ה | śā·rāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8283 Sarah |
| indeed | אֲבָל֙ | ’ă·ḇāl | Adverb | H61 verily, of a truth |
| bear | יֹלֶ֤דֶת | yō·le·ḏeṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H3205 bear, bring forth, beget |
| you | לְךָ֙ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| a son | בֵּ֔ן | bên | Noun - masculine singular | H1121 son |
| and you are to name | וְקָרָ֥אתָ | wə·qā·rā·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| him | שְׁמ֖וֹ | šə·mōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8034 name |
| Isaac | יִצְחָ֑ק | yiṣ·ḥāq | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3327 Isaac |
| I will establish | וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨י | wa·hă·qi·mō·ṯî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| My covenant | בְּרִיתִ֥י | bə·rî·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H1285 covenant |
| with him | אִתּ֛וֹ | ’it·tōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H854 with |
| as an everlasting | עוֹלָ֖ם | ‘ō·w·lām | Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
| covenant | לִבְרִ֥ית | liḇ·rîṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct | H1285 covenant |
| for his descendants | לְזַרְע֥וֹ | lə·zar·‘ōw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| after him | אַחֲרָֽיו׃ | ’a·ḥă·rāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H310 behind |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 17:17 Genesis 18:12 · Genesis 21:6 · Genesis 17:3 · Romans 4:19–20 · John 8:56 · Revelation 11:16 · Revelation 5:8 · Ezekiel 1:28 · Job 1:20
Genesis 17:18 Acts 2:39 · Psalm 4:6 · Psalm 41:12
Genesis 17:19 Genesis 21:2–3 · Luke 1:13–20 · Genesis 18:10–14 · 2 Kings 4:16–17 · Genesis 21:6 · Galatians 4:28–31 · Romans 9:6–9 · Genesis 26:3 · Genesis 17:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.