Verse 1

{ "verseID": "Genesis.17.1", "source": "וַיְהִ֣י אַבְרָ֔ם בֶּן־תִּשְׁעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְתֵ֣שַׁע שָׁנִ֑ים וַיֵּרָ֨א יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־אַבְרָ֗ם וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ אֲנִי־אֵ֣ל שַׁדַּ֔י הִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ לְפָנַ֖י וֶהְיֵ֥ה תָמִֽים׃", "text": "*wə-yhî* *ʾAḇrām* *ben*-*tišʿîm* *šānāh* *wə-tēšaʿ* *šānîm* *wa-yērāʾ* *YHWH* *ʾel*-*ʾAḇrām* *wa-yōʾmer* *ʾēlāyw* *ʾănî*-*ʾĒl* *Šadday* *hithalēḵ* *lə-p̄ānay* *we-hyēh* *tāmîm*", "grammar": { "*wə-yhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/came to pass", "*ʾAḇrām*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Abram", "*ben*": "construct state noun, masculine singular - son of", "*tišʿîm*": "cardinal number - ninety", "*šānāh*": "noun, feminine singular - year", "*wə-tēšaʿ*": "conjunction + cardinal number - and nine", "*šānîm*": "noun, feminine plural - years", "*wa-yērāʾ*": "conjunction + niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and appeared", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/unto", "*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said", "*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him", "*ʾănî*": "1st person singular pronoun - I", "*ʾĒl*": "noun, divine name - God/deity", "*Šadday*": "divine epithet - Almighty/All-sufficient", "*hithalēḵ*": "hithpael imperative masculine singular - walk yourself/continually walk", "*lə-p̄ānay*": "preposition + noun + 1st person singular suffix - before me/in my presence", "*we-hyēh*": "conjunction + qal imperative masculine singular - and be", "*tāmîm*": "adjective, masculine singular - complete/whole/blameless/perfect" }, "variants": { "*yhî*": "to be/happen/exist", "*ʾĒl Šadday*": "God Almighty/All-sufficient One/God of the mountain", "*hithalēḵ*": "walk habitually/walk back and forth/live one's life", "*tāmîm*": "complete/whole/blameless/perfect/having integrity" } }

Verse 5

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Verse 7

{ "verseID": "Genesis.17.7", "source": "וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨י אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֜י בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵינֶ֗ךָ וּבֵ֨ין זַרְעֲךָ֧ אַחֲרֶ֛יךָ לְדֹרֹתָ֖ם לִבְרִ֣ית עוֹלָ֑ם לִהְי֤וֹת לְךָ֙ לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֖ אַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "*wa-hăqîmōtî* *ʾet*-*bərîtî* *bênî* *û-ḇêneḵā* *û-ḇên* *zarʿăḵā* *ʾaḥăreḵā* *lə-ḏōrōtām* *li-ḇərît* *ʿôlām* *li-hyôt* *ləḵā* *lēʾlōhîm* *û-lə-zarʿăḵā* *ʾaḥăreḵā*", "grammar": { "*wa-hăqîmōtî*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect 1st person singular - and I will establish", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*bərîtî*": "noun feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my covenant", "*bênî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - between me", "*û-ḇêneḵā*": "conjunction + preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and between you", "*û-ḇên*": "conjunction + preposition - and between", "*zarʿăḵā*": "noun masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your seed/offspring", "*ʾaḥăreḵā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - after you", "*lə-ḏōrōtām*": "preposition + noun masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - throughout their generations", "*li-ḇərît*": "preposition + noun feminine singular - for a covenant of", "*ʿôlām*": "noun masculine singular - everlasting/perpetuity", "*li-hyôt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to be", "*ləḵā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*lēʾlōhîm*": "preposition + noun masculine plural - God/for God", "*û-lə-zarʿăḵā*": "conjunction + preposition + noun masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and to your seed/offspring", "*ʾaḥăreḵā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - after you" }, "variants": { "*hăqîmōtî*": "establish/confirm/ratify/fulfill", "*zarʿăḵā*": "seed/offspring/descendants/posterity", "*ʿôlām*": "everlasting/perpetual/eternal/indefinite time" } }

Verse 8

{ "verseID": "Genesis.17.8", "source": "וְנָתַתִּ֣י לְ֠ךָ וּלְזַרְעֲךָ֨ אַחֲרֶ֜יךָ אֵ֣ת ׀ אֶ֣רֶץ מְגֻרֶ֗יךָ אֵ֚ת כָּל־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּנַ֔עַן לַאֲחֻזַּ֖ת עוֹלָ֑ם וְהָיִ֥יתִי לָהֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִֽים׃", "text": "*wə-nātattî* *ləḵā* *û-lə-zarʿăḵā* *ʾaḥăreḵā* *ʾēt* *ʾereṣ* *məgureḵā* *ʾēt* *kol*-*ʾereṣ* *Kənaʿan* *la-ʾăḥuzzat* *ʿôlām* *wə-hāyîtî* *lāhem* *lēʾlōhîm*", "grammar": { "*wə-nātattî*": "conjunction + qal perfect 1st person singular - and I will give", "*ləḵā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*û-lə-zarʿăḵā*": "conjunction + preposition + noun masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and to your seed/offspring", "*ʾaḥăreḵā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - after you", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun feminine singular construct - land of", "*məgureḵā*": "noun masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your sojournings", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*kol*": "noun masculine singular construct - all of", "*ʾereṣ*": "noun feminine singular construct - land of", "*Kənaʿan*": "proper noun - Canaan", "*la-ʾăḥuzzat*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct - for a possession of", "*ʿôlām*": "noun masculine singular - everlasting/perpetuity", "*wə-hāyîtî*": "conjunction + qal perfect 1st person singular - and I will be", "*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them", "*lēʾlōhîm*": "preposition + noun masculine plural - for God" }, "variants": { "*məgureḵā*": "sojournings/dwelling as alien/temporary residence", "*ʾăḥuzzat*": "possession/property/holding", "*ʿôlām*": "everlasting/perpetual/eternal/indefinite time" } }

Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Genesis.17.9", "source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֔ם וְאַתָּ֖ה אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֣י תִשְׁמֹ֑ר אַתָּ֛ה וְזַרְעֲךָ֥ אֽ͏ַחֲרֶ֖יךָ לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃", "text": "*wa-yōʾmer* *ʾĔlōhîm* *ʾel*-*ʾAḇrāhām* *wə-ʾattāh* *ʾet*-*bərîtî* *tišmōr* *ʾattāh* *wə-zarʿăḵā* *ʾaḥăreḵā* *lə-ḏōrōtām*", "grammar": { "*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said", "*ʾĔlōhîm*": "noun masculine plural - God", "*ʾel*": "preposition - to/unto", "*ʾAḇrāhām*": "proper noun masculine singular - Abraham", "*wə-ʾattāh*": "conjunction + 2nd person masculine singular pronoun - and you", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*bərîtî*": "noun feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my covenant", "*tišmōr*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you shall keep", "*ʾattāh*": "2nd person masculine singular pronoun - you", "*wə-zarʿăḵā*": "conjunction + noun masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and your seed/offspring", "*ʾaḥăreḵā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - after you", "*lə-ḏōrōtām*": "preposition + noun masculine plural + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - throughout their generations" }, "variants": { "*tišmōr*": "keep/observe/guard/preserve", "*zarʿăḵā*": "seed/offspring/descendants/posterity", "*lə-ḏōrōtām*": "throughout their generations/for their generations" } }

Verse 10

{ "verseID": "Genesis.17.10", "source": "זֹ֣את בְּרִיתִ֞י אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּשְׁמְר֗וּ בֵּינִי֙ וּבֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם וּבֵ֥ין זַרְעֲךָ֖ אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ הִמּ֥וֹל לָכֶ֖ם כָּל־זָכָֽר׃", "text": "*zōʾt* *bərîtî* *ʾăšer* *tišmərû* *bênî* *û-ḇênêḵem* *û-ḇên* *zarʿăḵā* *ʾaḥăreḵā* *himmôl* *lāḵem* *kol*-*zāḵār*", "grammar": { "*zōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun feminine singular - this", "*bərîtî*": "noun feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my covenant", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which/that", "*tišmərû*": "qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - you shall keep", "*bênî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - between me", "*û-ḇênêḵem*": "conjunction + preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - and between you (plural)", "*û-ḇên*": "conjunction + preposition - and between", "*zarʿăḵā*": "noun masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your seed/offspring", "*ʾaḥăreḵā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - after you", "*himmôl*": "niphal infinitive absolute - to be circumcised", "*lāḵem*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - for yourselves", "*kol*": "noun masculine singular construct - every", "*zāḵār*": "noun masculine singular - male" }, "variants": { "*tišmərû*": "keep/observe/guard/preserve (plural)", "*himmôl*": "to be circumcised/circumcising", "*zāḵār*": "male/man-child" } }

Verse 12

{ "verseID": "Genesis.17.12", "source": "וּבֶן־שְׁמֹנַ֣ת יָמִ֗ים יִמּ֥וֹל לָכֶ֛ם כָּל־זָכָ֖ר לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑ם יְלִ֣יד בָּ֔יִת וּמִקְנַת־כֶּ֙סֶף֙ מִכֹּ֣ל בֶּן־נֵכָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹ֥א מִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֖ הֽוּא׃", "text": "*û-ḇen*-*šəmōnat* *yāmîm* *yimmôl* *lāḵem* *kol*-*zāḵār* *lə-ḏōrōtêḵem* *yəlîḏ* *bāyit* *û-miqnat*-*kesep̄* *mikkōl* *ben*-*nēḵār* *ʾăšer* *lōʾ* *mi-zarʿăḵā* *hûʾ*", "grammar": { "*û-ḇen*": "conjunction + noun masculine singular construct - and son of", "*šəmōnat*": "cardinal number feminine singular construct - eight of", "*yāmîm*": "noun masculine plural - days", "*yimmôl*": "niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - shall be circumcised", "*lāḵem*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - for you (plural)", "*kol*": "noun masculine singular construct - every", "*zāḵār*": "noun masculine singular - male", "*lə-ḏōrōtêḵem*": "preposition + noun masculine plural + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - throughout your generations", "*yəlîḏ*": "noun masculine singular construct - one born in", "*bāyit*": "noun masculine singular - house", "*û-miqnat*": "conjunction + noun feminine singular construct - and acquisition of", "*kesep̄*": "noun masculine singular - money/silver", "*mikkōl*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - from every", "*ben*": "noun masculine singular construct - son of", "*nēḵār*": "noun masculine singular - foreigner/stranger", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who/which", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*mi-zarʿăḵā*": "preposition + noun masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - from your offspring", "*hûʾ*": "3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he" }, "variants": { "*yəlîḏ bāyit*": "house-born/born in household/home-born slave", "*miqnat-kesep̄*": "purchased with money/bought with silver", "*ben-nēḵār*": "foreigner/stranger/alien" } }

Verse 13

{ "verseID": "Genesis.17.13", "source": "הִמּ֧וֹל ׀ יִמּ֛וֹל יְלִ֥יד בּֽ͏ֵיתְךָ֖ וּמִקְנַ֣ת כַּסְפֶּ֑ךָ וְהָיְתָ֧ה בְרִיתִ֛י בִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖ם לִבְרִ֥ית עוֹלָֽם׃", "text": "*himmôl* *yimmôl* *yəlîḏ* *bêtəḵā* *û-miqnat* *kaspekā* *wə-hāytāh* *bərîtî* *bi-ḇśarḵem* *li-ḇərît* *ʿôlām*", "grammar": { "*himmôl*": "niphal infinitive absolute - circumcising", "*yimmôl*": "niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - must be circumcised", "*yəlîḏ*": "noun masculine singular construct - one born in", "*bêtəḵā*": "noun masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your house", "*û-miqnat*": "conjunction + noun feminine singular construct - and acquisition of", "*kaspekā*": "noun masculine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your money/silver", "*wə-hāytāh*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - and it shall be", "*bərîtî*": "noun feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my covenant", "*bi-ḇśarḵem*": "preposition + noun masculine singular + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - in your flesh", "*li-ḇərît*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct - for a covenant of", "*ʿôlām*": "noun masculine singular - everlasting/perpetuity" }, "variants": { "*himmôl yimmôl*": "must certainly be circumcised (emphatic infinitive construction)", "*bi-ḇśarḵem*": "in your flesh/in your body/physically marked", "*ʿôlām*": "everlasting/perpetual/eternal/indefinite time" } }

Verse 14

{ "verseID": "Genesis.17.14", "source": "וְעָרֵ֣ל ׀ זָכָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־יִמּוֹל֙ אֶת־בְּשַׂ֣ר עָרְלָת֔וֹ וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא מֵעַמֶּ֑יהָ אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֖י הֵפַֽר׃", "text": "*wə-ʿārēl* *zāḵār* *ʾăšer* *lōʾ*-*yimmôl* *ʾet*-*bəśar* *ʿorlātô* *wə-niḵrətāh* *han-nep̄eš* *ha-hiwʾ* *mē-ʿammeyhā* *ʾet*-*bərîtî* *hēp̄ar*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʿārēl*": "conjunction + noun masculine singular - and uncircumcised", "*zāḵār*": "noun masculine singular - male", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who/which", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yimmôl*": "niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - is circumcised", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*bəśar*": "noun masculine singular construct - flesh of", "*ʿorlātô*": "noun feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his foreskin", "*wə-niḵrətāh*": "conjunction + niphal perfect 3rd feminine singular - and shall be cut off", "*han-nep̄eš*": "definite article + noun feminine singular - the soul/person", "*ha-hiwʾ*": "definite article + 3rd person feminine singular pronoun - that", "*mē-ʿammeyhā*": "preposition + noun masculine plural + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - from her peoples", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*bərîtî*": "noun feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my covenant", "*hēp̄ar*": "hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has broken" }, "variants": { "*ʿārēl*": "uncircumcised/foreskinned", "*niḵrətāh*": "cut off/removed/excluded/destroyed", "*nep̄eš*": "soul/life/person/self", "*hēp̄ar*": "broken/violated/nullified/made ineffective" } }

Verse 16

{ "verseID": "Genesis.17.16", "source": "וּבֵרַכְתִּ֣י אֹתָ֔הּ וְגַ֨ם נָתַ֧תִּי מִמֶּ֛נָּה לְךָ֖ בֵּ֑ן וּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יהָ֙ וְהָֽיְתָ֣ה לְגוֹיִ֔ם מַלְכֵ֥י עַמִּ֖ים מִמֶּ֥נָּה יִהְיֽוּ׃", "text": "*û-ḇēraḵtî* *ʾōtāh* *wə-gam* *nātattî* *mimmennāh* *ləḵā* *bēn* *û-ḇēraḵtîhā* *wə-hāytāh* *lə-gôyim* *malḵê* *ʿammîm* *mimmennāh* *yihyû*", "grammar": { "*û-ḇēraḵtî*": "conjunction + piel perfect 1st person singular - and I will bless", "*ʾōtāh*": "direct object marker + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her", "*wə-gam*": "conjunction + adverb - and also", "*nātattî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I will give", "*mimmennāh*": "preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - from her", "*ləḵā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*bēn*": "noun masculine singular - son", "*û-ḇēraḵtîhā*": "conjunction + piel perfect 1st person singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - and I will bless her", "*wə-hāytāh*": "conjunction + qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - and she shall be/become", "*lə-gôyim*": "preposition + noun masculine plural - into nations", "*malḵê*": "noun masculine plural construct - kings of", "*ʿammîm*": "noun masculine plural - peoples", "*mimmennāh*": "preposition + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - from her", "*yihyû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they will be" }, "variants": { "*bēraḵtî*": "bless/kneel/praise", "*ʿammîm*": "peoples/nations/tribes", "*gôyim*": "nations/peoples/gentiles" } }

Verse 17

{ "verseID": "Genesis.17.17", "source": "וַיִּפֹּ֧ל אַבְרָהָ֛ם עַל־פָּנָ֖יו וַיִּצְחָ֑ק וַיֹּ֣אמֶר בְּלִבּ֗וֹ הַלְּבֶ֤ן מֵאָֽה־שָׁנָה֙ יִוָּלֵ֔ד וְאִ֨ם־שָׂרָ֔ה הֲבַת־תִּשְׁעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה תֵּלֵֽד׃", "text": "*wa-yippōl* *ʾAḇrāhām* *ʿal*-*pānāyw* *wa-yiṣḥāq* *wa-yōʾmer* *bə-libbô* *ha-ləḇen* *mēʾāh*-*šānāh* *yiwwālēḏ* *wə-ʾim*-*Śārāh* *hă-ḇat*-*tišʿîm* *šānāh* *tēlēḏ*", "grammar": { "*wa-yippōl*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he fell", "*ʾAḇrāhām*": "proper noun masculine singular - Abraham", "*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/on", "*pānāyw*": "noun masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his face", "*wa-yiṣḥāq*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he laughed", "*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said", "*bə-libbô*": "preposition + noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his heart", "*ha-ləḇen*": "interrogative particle + preposition + noun masculine singular - to the son of", "*mēʾāh*": "cardinal number - hundred", "*šānāh*": "noun feminine singular - year", "*yiwwālēḏ*": "niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will be born", "*wə-ʾim*": "conjunction + conjunction - and if", "*Śārāh*": "proper noun feminine singular - Sarah", "*hă-ḇat*": "interrogative particle + noun feminine singular construct - daughter of", "*tišʿîm*": "cardinal number - ninety", "*šānāh*": "noun feminine singular - year", "*tēlēḏ*": "qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - will bear/give birth" }, "variants": { "*wa-yiṣḥāq*": "and he laughed/rejoiced/played/mocked", "*bə-libbô*": "in his heart/in himself/in his mind", "*tēlēḏ*": "bear/give birth/bring forth" } }

Verse 19

{ "verseID": "Genesis.17.19", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים אֲבָל֙ שָׂרָ֣ה אִשְׁתְּךָ֗ יֹלֶ֤דֶת לְךָ֙ בֵּ֔ן וְקָרָ֥אתָ אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ יִצְחָ֑ק וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨י אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֥י אִתּ֛וֹ לִבְרִ֥ית עוֹלָ֖ם לְזַרְע֥וֹ אַחֲרָֽיו׃", "text": "*wa-yōʾmer* *ʾĔlōhîm* *ʾăḇāl* *Śārāh* *ʾištəḵā* *yōleḏet* *ləḵā* *bēn* *wə-qārāʾtā* *ʾet*-*šəmô* *Yiṣḥāq* *wa-hăqîmōtî* *ʾet*-*bərîtî* *ʾittô* *li-ḇərît* *ʿôlām* *lə-zarʿô* *ʾaḥărāyw*", "grammar": { "*wa-yōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said", "*ʾĔlōhîm*": "noun masculine plural - God", "*ʾăḇāl*": "adverb - truly/indeed/nevertheless", "*Śārāh*": "proper noun feminine singular - Sarah", "*ʾištəḵā*": "noun feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your wife", "*yōleḏet*": "qal participle feminine singular - is bearing/will bear", "*ləḵā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*bēn*": "noun masculine singular - son", "*wə-qārāʾtā*": "conjunction + qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - and you shall call", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*šəmô*": "noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his name", "*Yiṣḥāq*": "proper noun masculine singular - Isaac", "*wa-hăqîmōtî*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect 1st person singular - and I will establish", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*bərîtî*": "noun feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my covenant", "*ʾittô*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - with him", "*li-ḇərît*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct - for a covenant of", "*ʿôlām*": "noun masculine singular - everlasting/perpetuity", "*lə-zarʿô*": "preposition + noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - for his seed/offspring", "*ʾaḥărāyw*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - after him" }, "variants": { "*ʾăḇāl*": "truly/indeed/nevertheless/but", "*Yiṣḥāq*": "he laughs/laughter (related to Abraham's laughing)", "*hăqîmōtî*": "establish/confirm/ratify/fulfill" } }

Verse 20

{ "verseID": "Genesis.17.20", "source": "וּֽלְיִשְׁמָעֵאל֘ שְׁמַעְתִּיךָ֒ הִנֵּ֣ה ׀ בֵּרַ֣כְתִּי אֹת֗וֹ וְהִפְרֵיתִ֥י אֹת֛וֹ וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥י אֹת֖וֹ בִּמְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֑ד שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֤ר נְשִׂיאִם֙ יוֹלִ֔יד וּנְתַתִּ֖יו לְג֥וֹי גָּדֽוֹל׃", "text": "*û-lə-Yišmāʿēʾl* *šəmaʿtîḵā* *hinnēh* *bēraḵtî* *ʾōtô* *wə-hip̄rêtî* *ʾōtô* *wə-hirbêtî* *ʾōtô* *bi-məʾōḏ* *məʾōḏ* *šənêm*-*ʿāśār* *nəśîʾîm* *yôlîḏ* *û-nətattîw* *lə-gôy* *gāḏôl*", "grammar": { "*û-lə-Yišmāʿēʾl*": "conjunction + preposition + proper noun masculine singular - and concerning Ishmael", "*šəmaʿtîḵā*": "qal perfect 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - I have heard you", "*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold/look", "*bēraḵtî*": "piel perfect 1st person singular - I have blessed", "*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - him", "*wə-hip̄rêtî*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect 1st person singular - and I will make fruitful", "*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - him", "*wə-hirbêtî*": "conjunction + hiphil perfect 1st person singular - and I will multiply", "*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - him", "*bi-məʾōḏ*": "preposition + noun - in abundance/exceedingly", "*məʾōḏ*": "noun - very much/exceedingly (repetition for emphasis)", "*šənêm*": "cardinal number dual construct - two of", "*ʿāśār*": "cardinal number - ten", "*nəśîʾîm*": "noun masculine plural - princes/chiefs/rulers", "*yôlîḏ*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will beget", "*û-nətattîw*": "conjunction + qal perfect 1st person singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and I will make him", "*lə-gôy*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - for a nation", "*gāḏôl*": "adjective masculine singular - great/large" }, "variants": { "*šəmaʿtîḵā*": "I have heard you/I have listened to you", "*nəśîʾîm*": "princes/chiefs/rulers/leaders", "*gôy gāḏôl*": "great nation/large people/mighty nation" } }

Verse 21

{ "verseID": "Genesis.17.21", "source": "וְאֶת־בְּרִיתִ֖י אָקִ֣ים אֶת־יִצְחָ֑ק אֲשֶׁר֩ תֵּלֵ֨ד לְךָ֤ שָׂרָה֙ לַמּוֹעֵ֣ד הַזֶּ֔ה בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה הָאַחֶֽרֶת׃", "text": "*wə-ʾet*-*bərîtî* *ʾāqîm* *ʾet*-*Yiṣḥāq* *ʾăšer* *tēlēḏ* *ləḵā* *Śārāh* *lam-môʿēḏ* *haz-zeh* *baš-šānāh* *hā-ʾaḥeret*", "grammar": { "*wə-ʾet*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*bərîtî*": "noun feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my covenant", "*ʾāqîm*": "hiphil imperfect 1st person singular - I will establish", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*Yiṣḥāq*": "proper noun masculine singular - Isaac", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - whom", "*tēlēḏ*": "qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - will bear", "*ləḵā*": "preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you", "*Śārāh*": "proper noun feminine singular - Sarah", "*lam-môʿēḏ*": "preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - at the appointed time", "*haz-zeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun masculine singular - this", "*baš-šānāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun feminine singular - in the year", "*hā-ʾaḥeret*": "definite article + adjective feminine singular - the next/other" }, "variants": { "*ʾāqîm*": "establish/set up/confirm/fulfill", "*môʿēḏ*": "appointed time/season/festival", "*hā-ʾaḥeret*": "the next/the other/the following" } }

Verse 23

{ "verseID": "Genesis.17.23", "source": "וַיִּקַּ֨ח אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶת־יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל בְּנ֗וֹ וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־יְלִידֵ֤י בֵיתוֹ֙ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־מִקְנַ֣ת כַּסְפּ֔וֹ כָּל־זָכָ֕ר בְּאַנְשֵׁ֖י בֵּ֣ית אַבְרָהָ֑ם וַיָּ֜מָל אֶת־בְּשַׂ֣ר עָרְלָתָ֗ם בְּעֶ֙צֶם֙ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ אֱלֹהִֽים׃", "text": "*wa-yiqqaḥ* *ʾAḇrāhām* *ʾet*-*Yišmāʿēʾl* *bənô* *wə-ʾēt* *kol*-*yəlîḏê* *ḇêtô* *wə-ʾēt* *kol*-*miqnat* *kaspô* *kol*-*zāḵār* *bə-ʾanšê* *bêt* *ʾAḇrāhām* *wa-yāmol* *ʾet*-*bəśar* *ʿorlātām* *bə-ʿeṣem* *hay-yôm* *haz-zeh* *ka-ʾăšer* *dibber* *ʾittô* *ʾĔlōhîm*", "grammar": { "*wa-yiqqaḥ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and took", "*ʾAḇrāhām*": "proper noun masculine singular - Abraham", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*Yišmāʿēʾl*": "proper noun masculine singular - Ishmael", "*bənô*": "noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his son", "*wə-ʾēt*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*kol*": "noun masculine singular construct - all of", "*yəlîḏê*": "noun masculine plural construct - those born in", "*ḇêtô*": "noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his house", "*wə-ʾēt*": "conjunction + direct object marker", "*kol*": "noun masculine singular construct - all of", "*miqnat*": "noun feminine singular construct - purchase of", "*kaspô*": "noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his money", "*kol*": "noun masculine singular construct - every", "*zāḵār*": "noun masculine singular - male", "*bə-ʾanšê*": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct - among the men of", "*bêt*": "noun masculine singular construct - house of", "*ʾAḇrāhām*": "proper noun masculine singular - Abraham", "*wa-yāmol*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and circumcised", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*bəśar*": "noun masculine singular construct - flesh of", "*ʿorlātām*": "noun feminine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their foreskin", "*bə-ʿeṣem*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct - in the bone/substance of", "*hay-yôm*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the day", "*haz-zeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun masculine singular - this", "*ka-ʾăšer*": "preposition + relative particle - just as", "*dibber*": "piel perfect 3rd masculine singular - had spoken", "*ʾittô*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - with him", "*ʾĔlōhîm*": "noun masculine plural - God" }, "variants": { "*yəlîḏê ḇêtô*": "those born in his house/house-born slaves", "*miqnat kaspô*": "purchased with his money/bought with his silver", "*bə-ʿeṣem hay-yôm haz-zeh*": "in this very day/on this selfsame day/on this exact day" } }