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Genesis 17:1 — King James Version← Study notes

And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.


Genesis 17:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 17:120 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יְהִ֣יwayəhiy
and he wasconjH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
אַבְרָ֔םʾabərām
AbramnounH87
בֶּןben
a son ofnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
תִּשְׁעִ֥יםtišəʿiym
ninetyadjH8673
שָׁנָ֖הšānāh
yearsnounH8141
whole age · long · old
וְ/תֵ֣שַׁעwətēšaʿ
and nineconjH8672
-teenth · -th)
שָׁנִ֑יםšāniym
yearsnounH8141
whole age · long · old
וַ/יֵּרָ֨אwayērāʾ
and he appearedconjH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
יְהוָ֜הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֶלʾel
topronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
אַבְרָ֗םʾabərām
AbramnounH87
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶרwayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אֵלָי/ו֙ʾēlāyw
to himpronH413
according to · after · against · among ···
אֲנִיʾăniy
IprepH589
me · mine · myself · we ···
אֵ֣לʾēl
am GodnounH410
goodly · great · idol · might ···
שַׁדַּ֔יšaday
AlmightynounH7706
הִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְhitəhalēkə
walk aboutverbH1980
apace · behave · come · continually ···
לְ/פָנַ֖/יləpānay
before mepronH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
וֶ/הְיֵ֥הwehəyēh
and beconjH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
תָמִֽיםtāmiym
blamelessadjH8549
complete · full · perfect · sincerely ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Omar HassanNote1mo ago
Abraham, Walk Before Me
God doesn't introduce himself with grand claims of power in this moment. He says: walk before Me, and be blameless. It's almost humble - God asking Abraham to walk in His presence, to live with integr...
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