God & Savior

Genesis 17:19

But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
Genesis 17:19
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Original language and places

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)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים אֲבָל֙ שָׂרָ֣ה אִשְׁתְּךָ֗ יֹלֶ֤דֶת לְךָ֙ בֵּ֔ן וְקָרָ֥אתָ אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ יִצְחָ֑ק וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨י אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֥י אִתּ֛וֹ לִבְרִ֥ית עוֹלָ֖ם לְזַרְע֥וֹ אַחֲרָֽיו׃

  1. וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.Him“God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  3. אֲבָל֙'a.Val“but”
    Particle, interjection · from אֲבָל · “truly” · Strong's H0061
  4. שָׂרָ֣הsa.Rah“Sarah”
    Noun, proper name of a woman · from שָׂרָה · “Sarah” · Strong's H8283
  5. אִשְׁתְּךָ֗'ish.te.Kha“wife your”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
  6. יֹלֶ֤דֶתyo.Le.det“[is] about to bear”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), feminine, singular, absolute · from יָלַד · “to beget” · Strong's H3205
  7. לְךָ֙le.Kha“to <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  8. בֵּ֔ןBen“a son”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  9. וְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.ta“and you will call”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call by” · Strong's H7121H
  10. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  11. שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Mo“name his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  12. יִצְחָ֑קyitz.Chak“Isaac”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יִצְחָק · “Isaac” · Strong's H3327
  13. וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.Ti“and I will establish”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from קוּם · “establish” · Strong's H6965I
  14. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  15. בְּרִיתִ֥יbe.ri.Ti“covenant my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
  16. אִתּ֛וֹ'i.To“with him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  17. לִבְרִ֥יתliv.Rit“to a covenant of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
  18. עוֹלָ֖םo.Lam“perpetuity”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹלָם · “enduring” · Strong's H5769G
  19. לְזַרְע֥וֹle.zar.'O“for offspring his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from זֶ֫רַע · “children” · Strong's H2233H
  20. אַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.Rav“after him”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)