New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 17:1-4

1Now when Abramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87was ninety-nineתִּשְׁעִ֥ים וְתֵ֣שַׁעtish.'Im ve.Te.sha'H8673 H8672yearsH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'H7200to Abramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “I amGodאֵ֣ל'elH410Almightyשַׁדַּ֔יsha.DaiH7706;Walkהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְhit.ha.LekhH1980beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440Me, and beblamelessתָמִֽים׃ta.MimH8549.

2I willestablishוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414Mycovenantבְרִיתִ֖יve.ri.TiH1285betweenH996Me and you, And I willmultiplyוְאַרְבֶּ֥הve.'ar.BehH7235you exceedinglyH3966.”

3Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307on his faceפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440,and Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430talkedוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696with him, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4“As for Me, beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,My covenantבְרִיתִ֖יve.ri.TiH1285is with you,And you will be the fatherלְאַ֖בle.'AvH1of amultitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995of nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

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