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valign="top">אֲנִ֕י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ani_589.htm" title="'a·Ni: me -- Occurrence 5 of 692.">’ă-nî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[As for] Me</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Pronoun - first person common singular">Pro-1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2009: 1) behold, lo, see, if">2009</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2009 -- Occurrence 16 of 841">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הִנֵּ֥ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hinneh_2009.htm" title="hin·Neh: behold -- Occurrence 7 of 448.">hin-nêh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">behold</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Interjection">Interjection</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1285: 1) covenant, alliance, pledge <BR> 1a) between men <BR> 1a1) treaty, alliance, league (man to man) <BR> 1a2) constitution, ordinance (monarch to subjects) <BR> 1a3) agreement, pledge (man to man) <BR> 1a4) alliance (of friendship) <BR> 1a5) alliance (of marriage) <BR> 1b) between God and man <BR> 1b1) alliance (of friendship) <BR> 1b2) covenant (divine ordinance with signs or pledges) <BR> 2) (phrases) <BR> 2a) covenant making <BR> 2b) covenant keeping <BR> 2c) covenant violation">1285</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1285 -- Occurrence 12 of 284">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בְרִיתִ֖י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veriti_1285.htm" title="ve·ri·Ti: my covenant -- Occurrence 2 of 7.">ḇə-rî-ṯî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">My covenant is</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular construct :: first person common singular">N-fsc | 1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 854: 1) with, near, together with <BR> 1a) with, together with <BR> 1b) with (of relationship) <BR> 1c) near (of place)<BR> 1d) with (poss.) <BR> 1e) from...with, from (with other prep)">854</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 854 -- Occurrence 40 of 809">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אִתָּ֑ךְ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ittach_854.htm" title="'it·Tach;: for -- Occurrence 6 of 45.">’it-tāḵ;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">with you</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition :: second person masculine singular">Prep | 2ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1961: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) ----- <BR> 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass <BR> 1a1b) to come about, come to pass <BR> 1a2) to come into being, become <BR> 1a2a) to arise, appear, come <BR> 1a2b) to become <BR> 1a2b1) to become <BR> 1a2b2) to become like <BR> 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established <BR> 1a3) to be <BR> 1a3a) to exist, be in existence <BR> 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) <BR> 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) <BR> 1a3d) to accompany, be with <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about <BR> 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone">1961</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1961 -- Occurrence 118 of 3561">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְהָיִ֕יתָ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vehayita_1961.htm" title="ve·ha·Yi·ta: become -- Occurrence 1 of 26.">wə-hā-yî-ṯā</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and you shall be</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1: 1) father of an individual <BR> 2) of God as father of his people <BR> 3) head or founder of a household, group, family, or clan <BR> 4) ancestor <BR> 4a) grandfather, forefathers -- of person <BR> 4b) of people <BR> 5) originator or patron of a class, profession, or art <BR> 6) of producer, generator (fig.) <BR> 7) of benevolence and protection (fig.) <BR> 8) term of respect and honour <BR> 9) ruler or chief (spec.)">1</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1 -- Occurrence 15 of 1212">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְאַ֖ב<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/leav_1.htm" title="le·'Av: will be the father -- Occurrence 1 of 13.">lə-’aḇ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">a father</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l :: Noun - masculine singular construct">Prep-l | N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1995.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1995: 1) (Qal) murmur, roar, crowd, abundance, tumult, sound <BR> 1a) sound, murmur, rush, roar <BR> 1b) tumult, confusion <BR> 1c) crowd, multitude <BR> 1d) great number, abundance <BR> 1e) abundance, wealth">1995</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1995.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1995 -- Occurrence 1 of 83">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הֲמ֥וֹן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/hamon_1995.htm" title="ha·Mon: of a multitude -- Occurrence 1 of 35.">hă-mō-wn</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of many</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct">N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1471: n m <BR> 1) nation, people <BR> 1a) nation, people<BR> 1a1) usually of non-Hebrew people <BR> 1a2) of descendants of Abraham <BR> 1a3) of Israel <BR> 1b) of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.) <BR> n pr m <BR> 1c) Goyim? = 'nations'">1471</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1471 -- Occurrence 11 of 561">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">גּוֹיִֽם׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/goyim_1471.htm" title="go·Yim.: of nations -- Occurrence 3 of 136.">gō-w-yim.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">nations</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural">N-mp</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" 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class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/589.htm" title="a·ni: me -- 589: I">אֲנִ֕י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2009.htm" title="hin·neh: behold -- 2009: lo! behold!">הִנֵּ֥ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1285.htm" title="ve·ri·ti: my covenant -- 1285: a covenant">בְרִיתִ֖י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/854.htm" title="it·tach;: for -- 854: with (denoting proximity)">אִתָּ֑ךְ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1961.htm" title="ve·ha·yi·ta: become -- 1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, be">וְהָיִ֕יתָ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1.htm" title="le·'av: will be the father -- 1: father">לְאַ֖ב</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1995.htm" title="ha·mo·vn: of a multitude -- 1995: a sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance">הֲמֹ֥ון</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1471.htm" title="go·v·yim.: of nations -- 1471: nation, people">גֹּויִֽם׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/genesis/17.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/589.htm" title="'aniy (an-ee') -- I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, X which, X who">As for me</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1285.htm" title="briyth (ber-eeth') -- confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league">behold my covenant</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1.htm" title="'ab (awb) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), X patrimony, principal">is with thee and thou shalt be a father</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1995.htm" title="hamown (haw-mone') -- abundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult">of many</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1471.htm" title="gowy (go'-ee) -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people">nations</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/17.htm">בראשית 17:4 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">אֲנִ֕י הִנֵּ֥ה בְרִיתִ֖י אִתָּ֑ךְ וְהָיִ֕יתָ לְאַ֖ב הֲמֹ֥ון גֹּויִֽם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/17.htm">בראשית 17:4 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">אני הנה בריתי אתך והיית לאב המון גוים׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/17.htm">בראשית 17:4 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">אני הנה בריתי אתך והיית לאב המון גוים׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/17.htm">בראשית 17:4 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">אני הנה בריתי אתך והיית לאב המון גוים׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/genesis/17-4.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/17.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />"As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, And you will be the father of a multitude of nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />As for me, behold, my covenant <i>is</i> with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As for Me, My covenant is with you: you will become the father of many nations.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">a father.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/12-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 12:2</span> And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/13-16.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 13:16</span> And I will make your seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/16-10.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 16:10</span> And the angel of the LORD said to her, I will multiply your seed …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/22-17.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 22:17</span> That in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/25-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 25:1-18</span> Then again Abraham took a wife, and her name was Keturah…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/32-12.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 32:12</span> And you said, I will surely do you good, and make your seed as the …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/35-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 35:11</span> And God said to him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/36-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 36:1-43</span> Now these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/numbers/1-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Numbers 1:1-54</span> And the LORD spoke to Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tabernacle …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/numbers/26-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Numbers 26:1-65</span> And it came to pass after the plague, that the LORD spoke to Moses …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/romans/4-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Romans 4:11-18</span> And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/galatians/3-28.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Galatians 3:28,29</span> There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there …</a></p><p class="hdg">many nations. 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