God & Savior

Genesis 17:7

I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
Genesis 17:7
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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)

וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨י אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֜י בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵינֶ֗ךָ וּבֵ֨ין זַרְעֲךָ֧ אַחֲרֶ֛יךָ לְדֹרֹתָ֖ם לִבְרִ֣ית עוֹלָ֑ם לִהְי֤וֹת לְךָ֙ לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֖ אַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃

  1. וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.Ti“and I will establish”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from קוּם · “establish” · Strong's H6965I
  2. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. בְּרִיתִ֜יbe.ri.Ti“covenant my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
  4. בֵּינִ֣יbei.Ni“between me”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  5. וּבֵינֶ֗ךָu.vei.Ne.kha“and between you”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  6. וּבֵ֨יןu.Vein“and between”
    Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  7. זַרְעֲךָ֧zar.'a.Kha“offspring your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from זֶ֫רַע · “children” · Strong's H2233H
  8. אַחֲרֶ֛יךָ'a.cha.Rei.kha“after you”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  9. לְדֹרֹתָ֖םle.do.ro.Tam“for generations their”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from דּוֹר · “generation” · Strong's H1755
  10. לִבְרִ֣יתliv.Rit“to a covenant of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
  11. עוֹלָ֑םo.Lam“perpetuity”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹלָם · “enduring” · Strong's H5769G
  12. לִהְי֤וֹתlih.Yot“to become”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  13. לְךָ֙le.Kha“for <the> you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  14. לֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.Him“<into> God”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  15. וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֖u.le.zar.'a.Kha“and for offspring your”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from זֶ֫רַע · “children” · Strong's H2233H
  16. אַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃'a.cha.Rei.kha“after you”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd 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)