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Genesis 17:9 Interlinear

“said And God unto Abraham my covenant Thou shalt keep therefore thou and thy seed after thee in their generations”

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Genesis 17 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	H559	said	to say (used with great latitude)
2	אֱלֹהִים֙	H430	And God	gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
3	אֶל	H413		near, with or among; often in general, to
4	אַבְרָהָ֔ם	H85	unto Abraham	abraham, the later name of abram
5	וְאַתָּ֖ה	H859		thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
6	אֶת	H853		properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
7	בְּרִיתִ֣י	H1285	my covenant	a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
8	תִשְׁמֹ֑ר	H8104	Thou shalt keep	properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
9	אַתָּ֛ה	H859		thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you
10	וְזַרְעֲךָ֥	H2233	therefore thou and thy seed	seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
11	אַֽחֲרֶ֖יךָ	H310	after thee	properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
12	לְדֹֽרֹתָֽם׃	H1755	in their generations	properly, a revolution of time, i.e., an age or generation; also a dwelling

Genesis 17:9 (current)said And God unto Abraham my covenant Thou shalt keep therefore thou and thy seed after thee in their generations