Genesis

Genesis 17:4

⁴“As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As for Me	אֲנִ֕י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
this is	הִנֵּ֥ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
My covenant	בְרִיתִ֖י	ḇə·rî·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H1285 covenant
with you	אִתָּ֑ךְ	’it·tāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H854 with
You will be	וְהָיִ֕יתָ	wə·hā·yî·ṯā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the father	לְאַ֖ב	lə·’aḇ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1 father
of many	הֲמ֥וֹן	hă·mō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance
nations	גּוֹיִֽם׃	gō·w·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.