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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
וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
אַבְרָםʾavərāmAbram
בֶּןbenSon
תִּשְׁעִיםtišəʿîmNinety
שָׁנָהšānāhYear
וְתֵשַׁעwətēšaʿAnd nine
שָׁנִיםšānîmYear
וַיֵּרָאwayērāʾAnd see
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֶלʾelNear
אַבְרָםʾavərāmAbram
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
אֲנִיʾănîI
אֵלʾēlStrength
שַׁדַּיšadayAlmighty
הִתְהַלֵּךְhitəhalēḵəWalk
לְפָנַיləp̄ānayTo face
וֶהְיֵהwehəyēhAnd exist
תָמִיםtāmîmEntire
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

וַיְהִיwayəhîAnd exist
אַבְרָםʾavərāmAbram
בֶּןbenSon
תִּשְׁעִיםtišəʿîmNinety
שָׁנָהšānāhYear
וְתֵשַׁעwətēšaʿAnd nine
שָׁנִיםšānîmYear
וַיֵּרָאwayērāʾAnd see
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֶלʾelNear
אַבְרָםʾavərāmAbram
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
אֵלָיוʾēlāywNear
אֲנִיʾănîI
אֵלʾēlStrength
שַׁדַּיšadayAlmighty
הִתְהַלֵּךְhitəhalēḵəWalk
לְפָנַיləp̄ānayTo face
וֶהְיֵהwehəyēhAnd exist
תָמִיםtāmîmEntire

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