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 17:1 — Hebrew 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
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