New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 17:1-9

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 willmakeוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'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.

5Noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֛וֹדodH5750shall you be namedיִקָּרֵ֥א שִׁמְךָ֖yi.ka.Re' shim.KhaH7121 H8034Abramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87, Butyour nameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034shall beAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85; ForI have madeנְתַתִּֽיךָ׃ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you the fatherאַב־'av-H1of a multitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995of nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471.

6I will makeוְהִפְרֵתִ֤יve.hif.re.TiH6509you exceedinglyH3966fruitfulH6509,and I will makeוּנְתַתִּ֖יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414nationsלְגוֹיִ֑םle.go.YimH1471of you, andkingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428will comeיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318from you.

7I will establishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965My covenantבְּרִיתִ֜יbe.ri.TiH1285betweenH996Me and you and yourdescendantsזַרְעֲךָ֧zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶ֛יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you throughout their generationsלְדֹרֹתָ֖םle.do.ro.TamH1755as aneverlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769covenantלִבְרִ֣יתliv.RitH1285,to be Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430to you and to yourdescendantsוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֖u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you.

8AndI will giveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414to you and to yourdescendantsוּלְזַרְעֲךָ֨u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶ֜יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776whereH4033you liveH4033asH4033aH4033strangerH4033,allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,as an everlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769possessionלַאֲחֻזַּ֖תla.'a.chu.ZatH272; andI will be their Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.”

9Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559further to Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, “Now as for you,you shall keepתִשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104My covenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285, you and yourdescendantsוְזַרְעֲךָ֥ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַֽחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you throughout their generationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃le.do.ro.TamH1755.

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