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Elohimאֱלֹהִיםsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto Abraham,אֶל אַבְרָהָם“As for you,וְאַתָּהyou will keepתִשְׁמֹרmy covenant,אֶת בְּרִיתִיyouאַתָּהand your offspringוְזַרְעֲךָafter youאַחֲרֶיךָthroughout their generations.לְדֹרֹתָם
Genesis 17:9
Study it in the app“Elohim said to Abraham, “As for you, you will keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 17:9, word by word
- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- to Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- you will keepתִשְׁמֹרtishmor
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “tishmor” appears- my covenantבְּרִיתִberiti
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “beriti” appears- and your offspringזַרְעֲzara
offspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zara” appears- throughout their generationsדֹרֹתָdorota
generation
The people of the same time.
Where else “dorota” appears
The context
8And 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.”
9 · This verse (above)
10This is my covenant which you will keep, between me and you and your offspring after you: every male among you shall be circumcised.
To study Genesis 17 in a group
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?