“As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.Genesis 17:4
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
אֲנִ֕י הִנֵּ֥ה בְרִיתִ֖י אִתָּ֑ךְ וְהָיִ֕יתָ לְאַ֖ב הֲמ֥וֹן גּוֹיִֽם׃
- אֲנִ֕י'a.Ni“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
- הִנֵּ֥הhi.Neh“here!”Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
- בְרִיתִ֖יve.ri.Ti“covenant my”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
- אִתָּ֑ךְ'i.Takh“[is] with you”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
- וְהָיִ֕יתָve.ha.Yi.ta“and you will become”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- לְאַ֖בle.'Av“<into> a father of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
- הֲמ֥וֹןha.Mon“a multitude of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from הָמוֹן · “crowd” · Strong's H1995A
- גּוֹיִֽם׃go.Yim“nations”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)