Genesis
Genesis 17:19
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
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| 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 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.