Genesis
Genesis 17:9–10
9God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant— you and your descendants in the generations after you. 10This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.
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Genesis 17:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| God | אֱלֹהִים֙ | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| also said | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Abraham | אַבְרָהָ֔ם | ’aḇ·rā·hām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H85 Abraham |
| You | וְאַתָּ֖ה | wə·’at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| must keep | תִשְׁמֹ֑ר | ṯiš·mōr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| My covenant | בְּרִיתִ֣י | bə·rî·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H1285 covenant |
| you | אַתָּ֛ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| and your descendants | וְזַרְעֲךָ֥ | wə·zar·‘ă·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| in the generations | לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃ | lə·ḏō·rō·ṯām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1755 period, generation, dwelling |
| after you | אַֽחֲרֶ֖יךָ | ’a·ḥă·re·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H310 behind |
Genesis 17:10
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This | זֹ֣את | zōṯ | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| is My covenant | בְּרִיתִ֞י | bə·rî·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H1285 covenant |
| with | בֵּינִי֙ | bê·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H996 interval, space between |
| you and your descendants | זַרְעֲךָ֖ | zar·‘ă·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| after you | אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ | ’a·ḥă·re·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H310 behind |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you are to keep | תִּשְׁמְר֗וּ | tiš·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| Every | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| male among you | זָכָֽר׃ | zā·ḵār | Noun - masculine singular | H2145 male |
| must be circumcised | הִמּ֥וֹל | him·mō·wl | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute | H4135 circumcise |
Cross-references
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Genesis 17:10 Acts 7:8 · Colossians 2:11–12 · Romans 4:9–11 · Galatians 5:3–6 · Philippians 3:3 · 1 Corinthians 7:18–19 · Genesis 17:11 · Joshua 5:2 · Romans 3:30 · Ephesians 2:11 · Deuteronomy 30:6 · Galatians 6:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.