Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 17:1-9

1When Abramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87wasוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961ninety-nineתִּשְׁעִ֥ים וְתֵ֣שַׁעtish.'Im ve.Te.sha'H8673 H8672yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ שָׁנִ֑יםben- sha.NimH1121 H8141,the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toאֶל־'el-H413himאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙vai.Yo.mer 'e.LavH559 H413, “Iאֲנִי־'a.ni-H589am Godאֵ֣ל'elH410Almightyשַׁדַּ֔יsha.DaiH7706.Walkהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְhit.ha.LekhH1980before Meלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440and beוֶהְיֵ֥הveh.YehH1961blamelessתָמִֽים׃ta.MimH8549.

2I will establishוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414My covenantבְרִיתִ֖יve.ri.TiH1285between Me and youH996,and I will multiplyוְאַרְבֶּ֥הve.'ar.BehH7235youאוֹתְךָ֖'ot.KhaH853exceedinglyH3966.”

3Then Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87fell facedownוַיִּפֹּ֥ל עַל־ פָּנָ֑יוvai.yi.Pol 'al- pa.NavH5307 H5921 H6440,and Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים לֵאמֹֽר׃'E.lo.Him le.MorH430 H559saidוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696to himאִתּ֛וֹ'i.ToH854,

4“As for Meאֲנִ֕י'a.NiH589,this isהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009My covenantבְרִיתִ֖יve.ri.TiH1285with youאִתָּ֑ךְ'i.TakhH854:You will beוְהָיִ֕יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961the fatherלְאַ֖בle.'AvH1of manyהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

5Noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longer willע֛וֹדodH5750אֶת־'et-H853you be calledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121שִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034Abramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87,but your nameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034will beוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,forכִּ֛יkiH3588I have made youנְתַתִּֽיךָ׃ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414a fatherאַב־'av-H1of manyהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471.

6I will make you exceedinglyH3966אֹֽתְךָ֙'o.te.KhaH853fruitfulוְהִפְרֵתִ֤יve.hif.re.TiH6509;I will makeוּנְתַתִּ֖יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414nationsלְגוֹיִ֑םle.go.YimH1471of you,and kingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428will descendיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318from youמִמְּךָ֥mime.KhaH4480.

7I will establishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965אֶת־'et-H853My covenantבְּרִיתִ֜יbe.ri.TiH1285as an everlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769covenantלִבְרִ֣יתliv.RitH1285between Me and youH996and your descendantsאַחֲרֶ֛יךָ לְדֹרֹתָ֖ם'a.cha.Rei.kha le.do.ro.TamH310 H1755after youזַרְעֲךָ֧zar.'a.KhaH2233,to beלִהְי֤וֹתlih.YotH1961yourGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430and the God of your descendantsוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֖u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233after youאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.

8And to youand your descendantsוּלְזַרְעֲךָ֨u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233אַחֲרֶ֜יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310אֵ֣ת׀'etH853I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776where you are residingמְגֻרֶ֗יךָme.gu.Rei.khaH4033אֵ֚ת'etH853—allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667—as an eternalעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769possessionלַאֲחֻזַּ֖תla.'a.chu.ZatH272;and I will beוְהָיִ֥יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961theirGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.”

9Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430also saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, “Youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859אֶת־'et-H853must keepתִשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104My covenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285—youאַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH859and your descendantsוְזַרְעֲךָ֥ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233in the generationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃le.do.ro.TamH1755after youאַֽחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.

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