Genesis

Genesis 17:9

⁹God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant— you and your descendants in the generations after you.

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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

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.