Genesis 17:1

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
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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׃

  1. וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hi“and he was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. אַבְרָ֔ם'av.Ram“Abram”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אַבְרָם · “Abram” · Strong's H0087
  3. בֶּן־ben-“a son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “age” · Strong's H1121L
  4. תִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'Im“ninety”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, absolute · from תִּשְׁעִים · “ninety” · Strong's H8673
  5. שָׁנָ֖הsha.Nah“year[s]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  6. וְתֵ֣שַׁעve.Te.sha'“and nine”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from תֵּ֫שַׁע · “nine” · Strong's H8672
  7. שָׁנִ֑יםsha.Nim“years”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  8. וַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'“and he appeared”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  9. יְהוָ֜הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  10. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  11. אַבְרָ֗ם'av.Ram“Abram”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אַבְרָם · “Abram” · Strong's H0087
  12. וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  13. אֵלָיו֙'e.Lav“to him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  14. אֲנִי־'a.ni-“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  15. אֵ֣ל'el“[am] God”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֵל · “God” · Strong's H0410G
  16. שַׁדַּ֔יsha.Dai“Almighty”
    Noun, proper name, title · from שַׁדַּי · “Almighty” · Strong's H7706
  17. הִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְhit.ha.Lekh“walk about”
    Verb, hithpael, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
  18. לְפָנַ֖יle.fa.Nai“<to> before me”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  19. וֶהְיֵ֥הveh.Yeh“and be”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  20. 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)