Genesis 17:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 17:9 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֱלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אַבְרָהָ֔ם
ʼAbrâhâm
H85
Abraham
וְאַתָּ֖ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בְּרִיתִ֣י
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
תִשְׁמֹ֑ר
shâmar
H8104
to keep
אַתָּ֛ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
וְזַרְעֲךָ֥
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
אַֽחֲרֶ֖יךָ
ʼachar
H310
after
לְדֹרֹתָֽם
dôwr
H1755
generation
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
God said to Abraham, "As for you, you will keep my covenant, you and your seed after you throughout their generations.
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King James Version Public Domain
And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then God said to Abraham, “And you, you must keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).