Genesis 17:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 17:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אַבְרָ֔ם
ʼAbrâm
H87
Abram
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
תִּשְׁעִ֥ים
tishʻîym
H8673
ninety
שָׁנָ֖ה
shâneh
H8141
year
וְתֵ֣שַׁע
têshaʻ
H8672
nine
שָׁנִ֑ים
shâneh
H8141
year
וַיֵּרָ֨א
râʼâh
H7200
to see
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אַבְרָ֗ם
ʼAbrâm
H87
Abram
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָיו֙
ʼêl
H413
to
אֲנִי
ʼănîy
H589
I
אֵ֣ל
ʼêl
H410
God
שַׁדַּ֔י
Shadday
H7706
Almighty
הִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
לְפָנַ֖י
pânîym
H6440
face
וֶהְיֵ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
תָמִֽים
tâmîym
H8549
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World English Bible Public Domain
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, Yahweh appeared to Abram, and said to him, "I am God Almighty. Walk before me, and be blameless.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Abram was a son of ninety-nine years, and Yahweh appeared to Abram and said to him, “I God Almighty. Walk before me and be without blemish.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).