Genesis 17:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 17:19 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֱלֹהִ֗ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֲבָל֙
ʼăbâl
H61
surely
שָׂרָ֣ה
Sârâh
H8283
Sarah
אִשְׁתְּךָ֗
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
יֹלֶ֤דֶת
yâlad
H3205
to bear
לְךָ֙
בֵּ֔ן
bên
H1121
son
וְקָרָ֥אתָ
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שְׁמ֖וֹ
shêm
H8034
name
יִצְחָ֑ק
Yitschâq
H3327
Isaac
וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨י
qûwm
H6965
to rise
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
בְּרִיתִ֥י
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
אִתּ֛וֹ
ʼêth
H854
with
לִבְרִ֥ית
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
עוֹלָ֖ם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
לְזַרְע֥וֹ
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
אַחֲרָֽיו
ʼachar
H310
after
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World English Bible Public Domain
God said, "No, but Sarah, your wife, will bear you a son. You shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then God said, “No, Sarah your wife is bearing a son for you, and you will call his name Isaac. And I will establish my covenant with him as an eternal covenant for his offspring after him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).