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" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 25:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Psalms.25.10", "source": "כָּל־אָרְח֣וֹת יְ֭הוָה חֶ֣סֶד וֶאֱמֶ֑ת לְנֹצְרֵ֥י בְ֝רִית֗וֹ וְעֵדֹתָֽיו", "text": "*kol-ʾārĕḥôṯ YHWH ḥeseḏ weʾĕmeṯ lĕnōṣĕrê ḇĕrîṯô wĕʿēḏōṯāyw*", "grammar": { "*kol-ʾārĕḥôṯ*": "noun construct + noun, feminine plural construct - 'all paths of'", "*ḥeseḏ*": "noun, masculine singular - 'lovingkindness'", "*weʾĕmeṯ*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - 'and truth'", "*lĕnōṣĕrê*": "preposition + participle, Qal masculine plural construct - 'to those who keep'", "*ḇĕrîṯô*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his covenant'", "*wĕʿēḏōṯāyw*": "conjunction + noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and his testimonies'" }, "variants": { "*ʾārĕḥôṯ*": "paths/trails/ways", "*ḥeseḏ*": "lovingkindness/steadfast love/covenant faithfulness", "*ʾĕmeṯ*": "truth/faithfulness/reliability", "*nōṣĕrê*": "those who keep/maintain/observe", "*ḇĕrîṯô*": "his covenant/his agreement/his pledge", "*ʿēḏōṯāyw*": "his testimonies/his witnesses/his ordinances" } }
  • Ps 103:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Psalms.103.18", "source": "לְשֹׁמְרֵ֥י בְרִית֑וֹ וּלְזֹכְרֵ֥י פִ֝קֻּדָ֗יו לַעֲשׂוֹתָֽם׃", "text": "To-*šōmrê* *bərîtô* *û*-to-*zōkrê* *piqqūdāyw* *laʿăśôtām*", "grammar": { "*šōmrê*": "qal participle masculine plural construct with prefixed preposition *lə* - to keepers of", "*bərîtô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his covenant", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*zōkrê*": "qal participle masculine plural construct with prefixed preposition *lə* - to rememberers of", "*piqqūdāyw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his precepts", "*laʿăśôtām*": "qal infinitive construct with prefixed preposition *lə* and 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to do them" }, "variants": { "*šōmrê*": "keepers/observers/guardians", "*bərîtô*": "his covenant/agreement/alliance", "*zōkrê*": "rememberers/those who recall/those mindful of", "*piqqūdāyw*": "his precepts/commandments/orders", "*laʿăśôtām*": "to do them/to perform them/to fulfill them" } }
  • Isa 56:4-5 : 4 { "verseID": "Isaiah.56.4", "source": "כִּי־כֹ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה לַסָּֽרִיסִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִשְׁמְרוּ֙ אֶת־שַׁבְּתוֹתַ֔י וּבָֽחֲר֖וּ בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר חָפָ֑צְתִּי וּמַחֲזִיקִ֖ים בִּבְרִיתִֽי׃", "text": "For-thus *ʾāmar* *YHWH* to-*hassārîsîm* who *yišmĕrû* [obj]-*šabbĕtôtay* and *bāḥărû* in-what *ḥāpāṣtî* and *maḥăzîqîm* in-*bĕrîtî*.", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*kōh*": "adverb - thus/so", "*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said/declared", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD", "*lassārîsîm*": "preposition with definite article and masculine plural noun - to the eunuchs", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - who/which/that", "*yišmĕrû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will keep/observe", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*šabbĕtôtay*": "feminine plural noun with 1st person singular suffix - my sabbaths", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*bāḥărû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they chose/selected", "*baʾăšer*": "preposition with relative pronoun - in that which", "*ḥāpāṣtî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I delighted in/desired", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*maḥăzîqîm*": "hiphil participle, masculine plural - holding fast/strengthening/grasping", "*bibrîtî*": "preposition with feminine singular noun and 1st person singular suffix - in my covenant" }, "variants": { "*hassārîsîm*": "the eunuchs/court officials", "*šabbĕtôtay*": "my sabbaths/my rest days", "*bāḥărû*": "they chose/selected/preferred", "*ḥāpāṣtî*": "I delighted in/desired/pleased in", "*maḥăzîqîm*": "holding fast to/strengthening/grasping", "*bĕrîtî*": "my covenant/agreement/treaty" } } 5 { "verseID": "Isaiah.56.5", "source": "וְנָתַתִּ֨י לָהֶ֜ם בְּבֵיתִ֤י וּבְחֽוֹמֹתַי֙ יָ֣ד וָשֵׁ֔ם ט֖וֹב מִבָּנִ֣ים וּמִבָּנ֑וֹת שֵׁ֤ם עוֹלָם֙ אֶתֶּן־ל֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֥א יִכָּרֵֽת׃ ס", "text": "And *nātattî* to-them in-*bêtî* and in-*ḥômōtay* *yād* and *šēm* *ṭôb* from-*bānîm* and from-*bānôt*; *šēm* *ʿôlām* *ʾettēn*-to-him which not *yikkārēt*.", "grammar": { "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*nātattî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I will give/set/put", "*lāhem*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them", "*bĕbêtî*": "preposition with masculine singular noun and 1st person singular suffix - in my house", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*bĕḥômōtay*": "preposition with feminine plural noun and 1st person singular suffix - in my walls", "*yād*": "feminine singular noun - hand/place/monument/memorial", "*wā*": "conjunction - and", "*šēm*": "masculine singular noun - name/reputation/memorial", "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good/pleasant/agreeable", "*mibbānîm*": "preposition with masculine plural noun - from sons", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*mibbānôt*": "preposition with feminine plural noun - from daughters", "*šēm*": "masculine singular noun - name/reputation/memorial", "*ʿôlām*": "masculine singular noun - forever/eternity/perpetuity", "*ʾettēn*": "qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I will give", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yikkārēt*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - it will be cut off/cut down" }, "variants": { "*yād*": "hand/place/monument/memorial/portion", "*šēm*": "name/reputation/memorial/monument", "*ṭôb*": "good/better/pleasant/agreeable", "*ʿôlām*": "everlasting/perpetual/ancient/forever", "*yikkārēt*": "will be cut off/cut down/destroyed/removed" } }