God & Savior

Genesis 17:15

Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai, for her name is to be Sarah.
Genesis 17:15
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֔ם שָׂרַ֣י אִשְׁתְּךָ֔ לֹא־תִקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמָ֖הּ שָׂרָ֑י כִּ֥י שָׂרָ֖ה שְׁמָֽהּ׃

  1. וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.Him“God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. אַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.Ham“Abraham”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אַבְרָהָם · “Abraham” · Strong's H0085
  5. שָׂרַ֣יsa.Rai“Sarai”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from שָׂרַי · “Sarai” · Strong's H8297
  6. אִשְׁתְּךָ֔'ish.te.Kha“wife your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
  7. לֹא־lo'-“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. תִקְרָ֥אtik.Ra'“you will call”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
  9. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. שְׁמָ֖הּshe.Mah“name her”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  11. שָׂרָ֑יsa.Rai“Sarai”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from שָׂרַי · “Sarai” · Strong's H8297
  12. כִּ֥יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  13. שָׂרָ֖הsa.Rah“[is] Sarah”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from שָׂרָה · “Sarah” · Strong's H8283
  14. שְׁמָֽהּ׃she.Mah“name her”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)