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Genesis 17:1-9

1And whenAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87wasninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖הtish.'Im sha.NahH8673 H8141andnineוְתֵ֣שַׁעve.Te.sha'H8672yearsשָׁנִ֑יםsha.NimH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toAbramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, I am theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֔יsha.DaiH7706Godאֵ֣ל'elH410;walkהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְhit.ha.LekhH1980beforemeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440, and be thouperfectתָמִֽים׃ta.MimH8549.

2And I willmakeוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414mycovenantבְרִיתִ֖יve.ri.TiH1285between me and thee, and willmultiplyוְאַרְבֶּ֥הve.'ar.BehH7235theeexceedinglyH3966.

3AndAbramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307on hisfaceפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440: andGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430talkedוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696with him,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4As formeאֲנִ֕י'a.NiH589, behold, mycovenantבְרִיתִ֖יve.ri.TiH1285is with thee, and thou shalt be afatherלְאַ֖בle.'AvH1ofmanyהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

5Neither shall thynameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034any more becalledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121Abramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87, but thynameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034shall beAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85; for afatherאַב־'av-H1ofmanyהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471have I madetheeנְתַתִּֽיךָ׃ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414.

6And I willmakeוְהִפְרֵתִ֤יve.hif.re.TiH6509theeexceedinglyH3966fruitfulH6509, and I willmakeוּנְתַתִּ֖יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414nationsלְגוֹיִ֑םle.go.YimH1471of thee, andkingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shall comeforthיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318from thee.

7And I willestablishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֜יbe.ri.TiH1285between me and thee and thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֧zar.'a.KhaH2233aftertheeאַחֲרֶ֛יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310in theirgenerationsלְדֹרֹתָ֖םle.do.ro.TamH1755for aneverlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769covenantלִבְרִ֣יתliv.RitH1285, to be aGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430to thee, and to thyseedוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֖u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233aftertheeאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.

8And I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414to thee, and to thyseedוּלְזַרְעֲךָ֨u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233aftertheeאַחֲרֶ֜יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310, thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776in which thou art astrangerמְגֻרֶ֗יךָme.gu.Rei.khaH4033, all thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, for aneverlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769possessionלַאֲחֻזַּ֖תla.'a.chu.ZatH272; and I will be theirGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

9AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, Thou shaltkeepתִשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285therefore, thou, and thyseedוְזַרְעֲךָ֥ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233aftertheeאַֽחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310in theirgenerationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃le.do.ro.TamH1755.

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