Genesis 17

YHWH appears to Avram, changes his name to Avraham, institutes circumcision as the covenant sign, renames Sarai to Sarah, and promises Yitzchak through her despite their age.[1]

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Interlinear Text

And it came to pass and he became Abram Exalted Father Averam son of son ninety ninety years year-cycle and nine and nine years cycles of years appeared and he was seen the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to toward Abram Exalted Father Averam and said and he said to him toward him I I God toward El Almighty Overpowering One Shaday Walk he walked about before Me before my face and be become blameless whole, blameless
Verse 1 וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became HC/Vqw3ms אַבְרָ֔ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 averam Abram Exalted Father Averam HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son HNcmsc תִּשְׁעִ֥ים 𐤕𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 tisheim ninety ninety HAcbpa שָׁנָ֖ה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah years year-cycle HNcfsa וְ/תֵ֣שַׁע 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤏 vetesha and nine and nine HC/Acfsa שָׁנִ֑ים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim years cycles of years HNcfpa וַ/יֵּרָ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayera appeared and he was seen HC/VNw3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אַבְרָ֗ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 averam-2 Abram Exalted Father Averam HNp וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵלָי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him HR/Sp3ms אֲנִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs אֵ֣ל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 God toward El HNp שַׁדַּ֔י 𐤔𐤃𐤉 shaday Almighty Overpowering One Shaday HNp הִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ 𐤄𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤊 hitehalekhe Walk he walked about HVtv2ms לְ/פָנַ֖/י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍/𐤉 lefanay before Me before my face HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cs וֶ/הְיֵ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 veheyeh and be become HC/Vqv2ms תָמִֽים 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤌 tamim blameless whole, blameless HAamsa
And I will establish and I raised up [direct object marker] object-marker My covenant my binding covenant between Me between me and you and between you and between and between your descendants your seed after you behind you throughout their generations for their generations for a covenant for a binding treaty everlasting hidden age to be to be, to become to you — God to mighty ones and to your descendants and to your seed after you behind you
Verse 7 וַ/הֲקִמֹתִ֨י 𐤅/𐤄𐤒𐤌𐤕𐤉 vahaqimoti And I will establish and I raised up HC/Vhq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo בְּרִיתִ֜/י 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤉 beriti My covenant my binding covenant HNcfsc/Sp1cs בֵּינִ֣/י 𐤁𐤉𐤍/𐤉 beyni between Me between me HR/Sp1cs וּ/בֵינֶ֗/ךָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍/𐤊 uveynekha and you and between you HC/R/Sp2ms וּ/בֵ֨ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between and between HC/R זַרְעֲ/ךָ֧ 𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊 zareakha your descendants your seed HNcmsc/Sp2ms אַחֲרֶ֛י/ךָ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤊 achareykha after you behind you HR/Sp2ms לְ/דֹרֹתָ֖/ם 𐤋/𐤃𐤓𐤕/𐤌 ledorotam throughout their generations for their generations HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp לִ/בְרִ֣ית 𐤋/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 liverit for a covenant for a binding treaty HR/Ncfsc עוֹלָ֑ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam everlasting hidden age HNcmsa לִ/הְי֤וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 liheyot to be to be, to become HR/Vqc לְ/ךָ֙ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms לֵֽ/אלֹהִ֔ים 𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 lelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God to mighty ones HR/Ncmpa וּֽ/לְ/זַרְעֲ/ךָ֖ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊 ulezareakha and to your descendants and to your seed HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp2ms אַחֲרֶֽי/ךָ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤊 achareykha-2 after you behind you HR/Sp2ms
and I will give and I will give to you — and to your offspring and to your seed after you behind you [direct object marker] object-marker land land of your sojournings your sojourning-dwellings [direct object marker] object-marker all entirety of land land of Canaan Kena'an Kenaan as a possession for a hereditary holding of everlasting hidden age and I will be and I will become to them — a God to mighty ones
Verse 8 וְ/נָתַתִּ֣י 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 venatati and I will give and I will give HC/Vqq1cs לְ֠/ךָ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms וּ/לְ/זַרְעֲ/ךָ֨ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊 ulezareakha and to your offspring and to your seed HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp2ms אַחֲרֶ֜י/ךָ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤊 achareykha after you behind you HR/Sp2ms אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets land land HNcbsc מְגֻרֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤌𐤂𐤓𐤉/𐤊 megureykha of your sojournings your sojourning-dwellings HNcmpc/Sp2ms אֵ֚ת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets-2 land land HNcbsc כְּנַ֔עַן 𐤊𐤍𐤏𐤍 kenaan of Canaan Kena'an Kenaan HNp לַ/אֲחֻזַּ֖ת 𐤋/𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤕 laachuzat as a possession for a hereditary holding of HR/Ncfsc עוֹלָ֑ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam everlasting hidden age HNcmsa וְ/הָיִ֥יתִי 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤉 vehayiti and I will be and I will become HC/Vqq1cs לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp לֵ/אלֹהִֽים 𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 lelohim Mulimu (Lozi) a God to mighty ones HR/Ncmpa
and a son and son-of eight eight-of days days shall be circumcised he will be circumcised among you — every entirety of male male throughout your generations to your generations born homeborn of in the house built house and bought and acquired property of with money silver from any from the whole of son son foreigner foreign one who that-which not not of your offspring from your seed he is he
Verse 12 וּ/בֶן 𐤅/𐤁𐤍 uven Bene (Bemba) and a son and son-of HC/Ncmsc שְׁמֹנַ֣ת 𐤔𐤌𐤍𐤕 shemonat eight eight-of HAcmsc יָמִ֗ים 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim days days HNcmpa יִמּ֥וֹל 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤋 yimol shall be circumcised he will be circumcised HVNi3ms לָ/כֶ֛ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem among you HR/Sp2mp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every entirety of HNcmsc זָכָ֖ר 𐤆𐤊𐤓 zakhar male male HAamsa לְ/דֹרֹתֵי/כֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤃𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 ledoroteykhem throughout your generations to your generations HR/Ncmpc/Sp2mp יְלִ֣יד 𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤃 yelid born homeborn of HNcmsc בָּ֔יִת 𐤁𐤉𐤕 bayit in the house built house HNcmsa וּ/מִקְנַת 𐤅/𐤌𐤒𐤍𐤕 umiqenat and bought and acquired property of HC/Ncfsc כֶּ֨סֶף֙ 𐤊𐤎𐤐 kesef with money silver HNcmsa מִ/כֹּ֣ל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikol from any from the whole of HR/Ncmsc בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son son HNcmsc נֵכָ֔ר 𐤍𐤊𐤓 nekhar foreigner foreign one HNcmsa אֲשֶׁ֛ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn מִֽ/זַּרְעֲ/ךָ֖ 𐤌/𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊 mizareakha of your offspring from your seed HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms הֽוּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he is he HPp3ms
fell and he fell Abraham Abraham Averaham on upon his face his face and laughed and he laughed and said and he said in his heart in his inner-core a child the built-son of a hundred one hundred years year-cycle be born he will be born and and if Sarah Princess Sarah who is daughter of ninety ninety years year-cycle bear she brings forth
Verse 17 וַ/יִּפֹּ֧ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤋 vayipol fell and he fell HC/Vqw3ms אַבְרָהָ֛ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham Abraham Abraham Averaham HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR פָּנָ֖י/ו 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 panayv his face his face HNcbpc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּצְחָ֑ק 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒 vayitsechaq and laughed and he laughed HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/לִבּ֗/וֹ 𐤁/𐤋𐤁/𐤅 belibo in his heart in his inner-core HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms הַ/לְּ/בֶ֤ן 𐤄/𐤋/𐤁𐤍 haleven Bene (Bemba) a child the built-son of HTi/R/Ncmsc מֵאָֽה 𐤌𐤀𐤄 meah a hundred one hundred HAcbsa שָׁנָה֙ 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah years year-cycle HNcfsa יִוָּלֵ֔ד 𐤉𐤅𐤋𐤃 yivaled be born he will be born HVNi3ms וְ/אִ֨ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim and and if HC/C שָׂרָ֔ה 𐤔𐤓𐤄 sarah Sarah Princess Sarah HNp הֲ/בַת 𐤄/𐤁𐤕 havat who is daughter of HTi/Ncfsc תִּשְׁעִ֥ים 𐤕𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 tisheim ninety ninety HAcbpa שָׁנָ֖ה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah-2 years year-cycle HNcfsa תֵּלֵֽד 𐤕𐤋𐤃 teled bear she brings forth HVqi3fs
And said and he said God mighty ones No, but but indeed Sarah Princess Sarah your wife your woman shall bear birthing woman to you — a son son and you shall call and you called [direct object marker] object-marker his name his name Isaac He Laughs Yitsechaq and I will establish and I raised up [direct object marker] object-marker my covenant my binding covenant with him with him as an everlasting covenant for a binding treaty everlasting hidden age for his descendants for his seed after him behind him
Verse 19 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֱלֹהִ֗ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones HNcmpa אֲבָל֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤋 aval No, but but indeed HD שָׂרָ֣ה 𐤔𐤓𐤄 sarah Sarah Princess Sarah HNp אִשְׁתְּ/ךָ֗ 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤊 ishetekha your wife your woman HNcfsc/Sp2ms יֹלֶ֤דֶת 𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤕 yoledet shall bear birthing woman HVqrfsa לְ/ךָ֙ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms בֵּ֔ן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) a son son HNcmsa וְ/קָרָ֥אתָ 𐤅/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 veqarata and you shall call and you called HC/Vqq2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo שְׁמ֖/וֹ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 shemo his name his name HNcmsc/Sp3ms יִצְחָ֑ק 𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒 yitsechaq Isaac He Laughs Yitsechaq HNp וַ/הֲקִמֹתִ֨י 𐤅/𐤄𐤒𐤌𐤕𐤉 vahaqimoti and I will establish and I raised up HC/Vhq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo בְּרִיתִ֥/י 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤉 beriti my covenant my binding covenant HNcfsc/Sp1cs אִתּ֛/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 ito with him with him HR/Sp3ms לִ/בְרִ֥ית 𐤋/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 liverit as an everlasting covenant for a binding treaty HR/Ncfsc עוֹלָ֖ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam everlasting hidden age HNcmsa לְ/זַרְע֥/וֹ 𐤋/𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤅 lezareo for his descendants for his seed HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms אַחֲרָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 acharayv after him behind him HR/Sp3ms
And as for Ishmael and to God-hears and to Yishemael I have heard you I have heard you behold Look! I have blessed I conferred blessing him him and will make fruitful and I will cause to bear fruit him him and will multiply and I caused to multiply him him exceedingly with great intensity greatly with great force twelve two twelve -teen or -teenth princes exalted leaders he shall father he will beget offspring and I will make and I gave him into a nation to a people-group great great
Verse 20 וּֽ/לְ/יִשְׁמָעֵ֘אל 𐤅/𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤀𐤋 uleyishemael And as for Ishmael and to God-hears and to Yishemael HC/R/Np שְׁמַעְתִּי/ךָ֒ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕𐤉/𐤊 shemaetikha I have heard you I have heard you HVqp1cs/Sp2ms הִנֵּ֣ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh behold Look! HTm בֵּרַ֣כְתִּי 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤕𐤉 berakheti I have blessed I conferred blessing HVpp1cs אֹת֗/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him him HTo/Sp3ms וְ/הִפְרֵיתִ֥י 𐤅/𐤄𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤕𐤉 vehifereyti and will make fruitful and I will cause to bear fruit HC/Vhq1cs אֹת֛/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto-2 him him HTo/Sp3ms וְ/הִרְבֵּיתִ֥י 𐤅/𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤉 vehirebeyti and will multiply and I caused to multiply HC/Vhq1cs אֹת֖/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto-3 him him HTo/Sp3ms בִּ/מְאֹ֣ד 𐤁/𐤌𐤀𐤃 bimeod exceedingly with great intensity HR/D מְאֹ֑ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod greatly with great force HD שְׁנֵים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 sheneym twelve two HAcmda עָשָׂ֤ר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 asar twelve -teen or -teenth HAcmsa נְשִׂיאִם֙ 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤀𐤌 nesiim princes exalted leaders HNcmpa יוֹלִ֔יד 𐤉𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤃 yolid he shall father he will beget offspring HVhi3ms וּ/נְתַתִּ֖י/ו 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉/𐤅 unetativ and I will make and I gave him HC/Vqq1cs/Sp3ms לְ/ג֥וֹי 𐤋/𐤂𐤅𐤉 legoy into a nation to a people-group HR/Ncmsa גָּדֽוֹל 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 gadol great great HAamsa
took and he took Abraham Abraham Averaham [direct object marker] object-marker Ishmael God has heard Yishemael his son his son and and object-marker all entirety of born homeborn ones of in his house his built-house and and object-marker all entirety of bought acquired property of with his money his silver every entirety of male male among the men among men of of [Abraham's] house house-of Abraham's Abraham Averaham and circumcised and he circumcised [direct object marker] object-marker the flesh flesh of of their foreskins their foreskin on the very in essence of day the day that this one as as that which had spoken he declared to him with him God mighty ones
Verse 23 וַ/יִּקַּ֨ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach took and he took HC/Vqw3ms אַבְרָהָ֜ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham Abraham Abraham Averaham HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤀𐤋 yishemael Ishmael God has heard Yishemael HNp בְּנ֗/וֹ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 beno Bene (Bemba) his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אֵ֨ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc יְלִידֵ֤י 𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤃𐤉 yelidey born homeborn ones of HNcmpc בֵית/וֹ֙ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 veyto in his house his built-house HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and object-marker HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 all entirety of HNcmsc מִקְנַ֣ת 𐤌𐤒𐤍𐤕 miqenat bought acquired property of HNcfsc כַּסְפּ֔/וֹ 𐤊𐤎𐤐/𐤅 kasepo with his money his silver HNcmsc/Sp3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-3 every entirety of HNcmsc זָכָ֕ר 𐤆𐤊𐤓 zakhar male male HAamsa בְּ/אַנְשֵׁ֖י 𐤁/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 beaneshey among the men among men of HR/Ncmpc בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt of [Abraham's] house house-of HNcmsc אַבְרָהָ֑ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham-2 Abraham's Abraham Averaham HNp וַ/יָּ֜מָל 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤋 vayamal and circumcised and he circumcised HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo בְּשַׂ֣ר 𐤁𐤔𐤓 besar the flesh flesh of HNcmsc עָרְלָתָ֗/ם 𐤏𐤓𐤋𐤕/𐤌 arelatam of their foreskins their foreskin HNcfsc/Sp3mp בְּ/עֶ֨צֶם֙ 𐤁/𐤏𐤑𐤌 beetsem on the very in essence of HR/Ncfsc הַ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom day the day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh that this one HTd/Pdxms כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֛ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which HR/Tr דִּבֶּ֥ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber had spoken he declared HVpp3ms אִתּ֖/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 ito to him with him HR/Sp3ms אֱלֹהִֽים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones HNcmpa
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