Hebrew Interlinear

Genesis 17:8 Interlinear

And I will give unto thee and to thy seed after thee all the land wherein thou art a stranger all the land of Canaan possession for an everlasting and I will be their God

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְנָֽתַתִּ֣יH5414And I will giveto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
2לְ֠ךָH0
3וּלְזַרְעֲךָ֨H2233unto thee and to thy seedseed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
4אַֽחֲרֶ֜יךָH310after theeproperly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
5אֵ֣ת׀H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
6אֶ֣רֶץH776all the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
7מְגֻרֶ֗יךָH4033wherein thou art a strangera temporary abode; by extension, a permanent residence
8אֵ֚תH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
9כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
10אֶ֣רֶץH776all the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
11כְּנַ֔עַןH3667of Canaankenaan, a son a ham; also the country inhabited by him
12לַֽאֲחֻזַּ֖תH272possessionsomething seized, i.e., a possession (especially of land)
13עוֹלָ֑םH5769for an everlastingproperly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
14וְהָיִ֥יתִיH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
15לָהֶ֖םH0
16לֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃H430and I will be their Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

Verse Context

Genesis 17:7And I will establish covenant ...
Genesis 17:8 (current)And I will give unto thee and to thy seed after thee all the land wherein thou art a stranger all the land of Canaan possession for an everlasting and I will be their God
Genesis 17:9said And God unto Abraham ...

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