God & Savior

Genesis 17:9

God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you.
Genesis 17:9
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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 וְאַתָּ֖ה אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֣י תִשְׁמֹ֑ר אַתָּ֛ה וְזַרְעֲךָ֥ אַֽחֲרֶ֖יךָ לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃

  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. וְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.Tah“and you”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. בְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.Ti“covenant my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
  8. תִשְׁמֹ֑רtish.Mor“you will keep”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַר · “obey” · Strong's H8104G
  9. אַתָּ֛ה'a.Tah“you”
    Pronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַתָּ֫ה · “you(m.s.)” · Strong's H0859A
  10. וְזַרְעֲךָ֥ve.zar.'a.Kha“and offspring your”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from זֶ֫רַע · “children” · Strong's H2233H
  11. אַֽחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.kha“after you”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  12. לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃le.do.ro.Tam“for generations their”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from דּוֹר · “generation” · Strong's H1755
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)