When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.Genesis 17:1
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיְהִ֣י אַבְרָ֔ם בֶּן־תִּשְׁעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְתֵ֣שַׁע שָׁנִ֑ים וַיֵּרָ֨א יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־אַבְרָ֗ם וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ אֲנִי־אֵ֣ל שַׁדַּ֔י הִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ לְפָנַ֖י וֶהְיֵ֥ה תָמִֽים׃
- וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hi“and he was”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- אַבְרָ֔ם'av.Ram“Abram”Noun, proper name of a man · from אַבְרָם · “Abram” · Strong's H0087
- בֶּן־ben-“a son of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “age” · Strong's H1121L
- תִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'Im“ninety”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from תִּשְׁעִים · “ninety” · Strong's H8673
- שָׁנָ֖הsha.Nah“year[s]”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
- וְתֵ֣שַׁעve.Te.sha'“and nine”Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from תֵּ֫שַׁע · “nine” · Strong's H8672
- שָׁנִ֑יםsha.Nim“years”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
- וַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'“and he appeared”Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
- יְהוָ֜הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- אֶל־'el-“to”Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- אַבְרָ֗ם'av.Ram“Abram”Noun, proper name of a man · from אַבְרָם · “Abram” · Strong's H0087
- וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אֵלָיו֙'e.Lav“to him”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- אֲנִי־'a.ni-“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
- אֵ֣ל'el“[am] God”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֵל · “God” · Strong's H0410G
- שַׁדַּ֔יsha.Dai“Almighty”Noun, proper name, title · from שַׁדַּי · “Almighty” · Strong's H7706
- הִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְhit.ha.Lekh“walk about”Verb, hithpael, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
- לְפָנַ֖יle.fa.Nai“<to> before me”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- וֶהְיֵ֥הveh.Yeh“and be”Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- תָמִֽים׃ta.Mim“blameless”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from תָּמִים · “blameless” · Strong's H8549H
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)