Study it in the app“And I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land where you reside as an alien, all the land of Canaan, as an eternal possession; and I will be their Elohim.””
And I will giveוְנָתַתִּיto youלְךָand to your offspringוּלְזַרְעֲךָafter youאַחֲרֶיךָthe landאֵת אֶרֶץwhere you reside as an alien,מְגֻרֶיךָallאֵת כָּלthe landאֶרֶץof Canaan,כְּנַעַןas an eternalלַ עוֹלָםpossession;אֲחֻזַּתand I will beוְהָיִיתִיtheirלָהֶםElohim.”לֵאלֹהִים
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natati” appearsoffspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zara” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “erets” appearssojourning
The place where someone lives as a foreigner, without land of his own; a temporary dwelling.
Where else “megure” appearsCanaan
See it on the mapWhere else “kenaan” appearsforever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appearspossession
Possession: land that someone holds as his own.
Where else “achuzat” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayiti” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “lohim” appearsCanaan
Today: Israel, West Bank, Gaza, Lebanon, western Syria
The land between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, today Israel, Palestine and parts of Lebanon.
God promised this land to Abraham and his descendants (Gen 17:8). Israel entered it after forty years in the wilderness (Josh 5:12).
7I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations as an eternal covenant, to be Elohim to you and to your offspring after you.
8 · This verse (above)
9Elohim said to Abraham, “As for you, you will keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations.
1. What it says
What new names did Abram and Sarai receive, and what did Elohim promise Abraham (vv. 5, 15-16)?
2. What it means
What does it show about Elohim’s plan that Abram becomes Abraham, “father of a multitude of nations” (v. 5)?
3. How I live it
What helps you remember each day what Elohim has said about you and your life?
