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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 17:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 17:48 words
אֲנִיʾănîI
הִנֵּהhinēhLo!
בְרִיתִיvərîtîCompact
אִתָּךְʾitāḵəNearness
וְהָיִיתָwəhāyîtāAnd exist
לְאַבləʾavTo father
הֲמוֹןhămwōnNoise
גּוֹיִםgwōyimNation
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

אֲנִיʾănîI
הִנֵּהhinēhLo!
בְרִיתִיvərîtîCompact
אִתָּךְʾitāḵəNearness
וְהָיִיתָwəhāyîtāAnd exist
לְאַבləʾavTo father
הֲמוֹןhămwōnNoise
גּוֹיִםgwōyimNation

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