Genesis 17:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 17:8 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 →
וְנָתַתִּ֣י
nâthan
H5414
to give
לְ֠ךָ
וּלְזַרְעֲךָ֨
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
אַחֲרֶ֜יךָ
ʼachar
H310
after
אֵ֣ת
ʼêth
H853
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אֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מְגֻרֶ֗יךָ
mâgûwr
H4033
dwelling place
אֵ֚ת
ʼêth
H853
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כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
אֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
כְּנַ֔עַן
Kᵉnaʻan
H3667
Canaan
לַאֲחֻזַּ֖ת
ʼăchuzzâh
H272
possession
עוֹלָ֑ם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
וְהָיִ֥יתִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָהֶ֖ם
לֵאלֹהִֽים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
I will give to you, and to your seed after you, the land where you are traveling, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. I will be their God."
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King James Version Public Domain
And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, as an eternal possession, and I will be God to them.”
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