Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 17:3-6

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.

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