God & Savior

Genesis 17:8

And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”
Genesis 17:8
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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)

וְנָתַתִּ֣י לְ֠ךָ וּלְזַרְעֲךָ֨ אַחֲרֶ֜יךָ אֵ֣ת׀ אֶ֣רֶץ מְגֻרֶ֗יךָ אֵ֚ת כָּל־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן לַאֲחֻזַּ֖ת עוֹלָ֑ם וְהָיִ֥יתִי לָהֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִֽים׃

  1. וְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.Ti“and I will give”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  2. לְ֠ךָLe.kha“to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  3. וּלְזַרְעֲךָ֨u.le.zar.'a.Kha“and to offspring your”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from זֶ֫רַע · “children” · Strong's H2233H
  4. אַחֲרֶ֜יךָ'a.cha.Rei.kha“after you”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  5. אֵ֣ת׀'et“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  6. אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz“[the] land of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  7. מְגֻרֶ֗יךָme.gu.Rei.kha“sojournings your”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מָגוֹר · “sojourning” · Strong's H4033
  8. אֵ֚ת'et“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  9. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  10. אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz“[the] land of”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  11. כְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'an“Canaan”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from כְּנַ֫עַן · “Canaan” · Strong's H3667A
  12. לַאֲחֻזַּ֖תla.'a.chu.Zat“to a possession of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אֲחֻזָּה · “possesion” · Strong's H0272
  13. עוֹלָ֑םo.Lam“perpetuity”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹלָם · “enduring” · Strong's H5769G
  14. וְהָיִ֥יתִיve.ha.Yi.ti“and I will become”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  15. לָהֶ֖םla.Hem“for <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  16. לֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.Him“<into> God”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)