Genesis 17:4 — King James Version← Study notes
“As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.”
Genesis 17:4 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 17:48 words
אֲנִיʾănîI
הִנֵּהhinēhLo!
בְרִיתִיvərîtîCompact
אִתָּךְʾitāḵəNearness
וְהָיִיתָwəhāyîtāAnd exist
לְאַבləʾavTo father
הֲמוֹןhămwōnNoise
גּוֹיִםgwōyimNation
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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