Genesis 17:1 Go deeper
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. (KJV)
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וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hiand he was
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 17:1 word 1
אַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamAbram
Lemma: אַבְרָם (av.ram) · Strong's: H0087
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abram
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0087; TAHOT Genesis 17:1 word 2
בֶּן\־ben-a son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121L
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: aged
Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 5:32, Genesis 7:6, Genesis 11:10, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:16, Genesis 17:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121L; TAHOT Genesis 17:1 word 3
תִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'Imninety
Lemma: תִּשְׁעִים (tish.im) · Strong's: H8673
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAcmpa)
Meaning: ninety
Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 5:9, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:30, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 17:24, 1 Samuel 4:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8673; TAHOT Genesis 17:1 word 4
שָׁנָ֖הsha.Nahyear[s]
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Genesis 17:1 word 5
וְתֵ֣שַׁעve.Te.sha'and nine
Lemma: תֵּ֫שַׁע (te.sah) · Strong's: H8672
Parsing: Acbsa (Acbsa)
Meaning: nine
Used 58 times. Also: Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:14, Genesis 5:20, Genesis 5:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8672; TAHOT Genesis 17:1 word 6
שָׁנִ֑יםsha.Nimyears
Lemma: שָׁנָה (sha.neh) · Strong's: H8141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: year
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 5:3, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8141; TAHOT Genesis 17:1 word 7
וַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'and he appeared
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNw3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Genesis 17:1 word 8
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Genesis 17:1 word 9
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 17:1 word 10
אַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamAbram
Lemma: אַבְרָם (av.ram) · Strong's: H0087
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abram
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0087; TAHOT Genesis 17:1 word 11
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 17:1 word 12
אֵלָיו֙'e.Lavto him
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 17:1 word 13
אֲנִי\־'a.ni-I
Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Genesis 17:1 word 14
אֵ֣ל'el[am] God
Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: God
Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 16:13, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1, Genesis 35:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0410G; TAHOT Genesis 17:1 word 15
שַׁדַּ֔יsha.DaiAlmighty
Lemma: שַׁדַּי (shad.day) · Strong's: H7706
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: Almighty
Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 28:3, Genesis 35:11, Genesis 43:14, Genesis 48:3, Genesis 49:25, Exodus 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7706; TAHOT Genesis 17:1 word 16
הִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְhit.ha.Lekhwalk about
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I
Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVtv2ms)
Meaning: to go: walk
Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Genesis 17:1 word 17
לְפָנַ֖יle.fa.Nai<to> before me
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: before
Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Genesis 17:1 word 18
וֶהְיֵ֥הveh.Yehand be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 17:1 word 19
תָמִֽים\׃ta.Mimblameless
Lemma: תָּמִים (ta.mim) · Strong's: H8549H
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)
Meaning: unblemished: blameless
Used 27 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Deuteronomy 18:13, Joshua 24:14, Judges 9:16, Judges 9:19, 2 Samuel 22:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8549H; TAHOT Genesis 17:1 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When Abram | → | אַבְרָם H0087 Abram |
| was | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| ninety-nine | → | תִּשְׁעִים H8673 ninety |
| . . . | → | תֵּ֫שַׁע H8672 nine |
| years | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| old | → | בֵּן H1121L son: aged |
| . . . | → | שָׁנָה H8141 year |
| the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| appeared | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| him | → | אַבְרָם H0087 Abram |
| and said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| I | → | אֲנִי H0589 I |
| am God | → | אֵל H0410G God |
| Almighty | → | שַׁדַּי H7706 Almighty |
| Walk | → | הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk |
| before Me | → | פָּנֶה H6440G face: before |
| and be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| blameless | → | תָּמִים H8549H unblemished: blameless |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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