Genesis 17

YHWH appears to Avram, changes his name to Avraham, institutes circumcision as the covenant sign, renames Sarai to Sarah, and promises Yitzchak through her despite their age.[1]

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וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became and it came to pass HC/Vqw3ms אַבְרָ֔ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 averam Abram Exalted Father Averam HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son son HNcmsc תִּשְׁעִ֥ים 𐤕𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 tisheim ninety ninety ninety HAcbpa שָׁנָ֖ה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah years year-cycle year-cycle HNcfsa וְ/תֵ֣שַׁע 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤏 vetesha and nine and nine and nine HC/Acfsa שָׁנִ֑ים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim years cycles of years years HNcfpa וַ/יֵּרָ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayera appeared and he was seen and it was seen HC/VNw3ms יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR אַבְרָ֗ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 averam-2 Abram Exalted Father Averam HNp וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֵלָי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him toward him to him HR/Sp3ms אֲנִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I I HPp1cs אֵ֣ל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 God toward El HNp שַׁדַּ֔י 𐤔𐤃𐤉 shaday Almighty Overpowering One Shaday HNp הִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ 𐤄𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤊 hitehalekhe Walk he walked about walk before HVtv2ms לְ/פָנַ֖/י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍/𐤉 lefanay before Me before my face to before my face HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cs וֶ/הְיֵ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 veheyeh and be become and be HC/Vqv2ms תָמִֽים 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤌 tamim blameless whole, blameless blameless HAamsa
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וַ/הֲקִמֹתִ֨י 𐤅/𐤄𐤒𐤌𐤕𐤉 vahaqimoti uku-ima (Bemba) And I will establish and I raised up and I will establish HC/Vhq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo בְּרִיתִ֜/י 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤉 beriti My covenant my binding covenant my covenant HNcfsc/Sp1cs בֵּינִ֣/י 𐤁𐤉𐤍/𐤉 beyni between Me between me between me HR/Sp1cs וּ/בֵינֶ֗/ךָ 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍/𐤊 uveynekha and you and between you and between you HC/R/Sp2ms וּ/בֵ֨ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and between and between and between HC/R זַרְעֲ/ךָ֧ 𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊 zareakha your descendants your seed your seed HNcmsc/Sp2ms אַחֲרֶ֛י/ךָ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤊 achareykha after you behind you after you HR/Sp2ms לְ/דֹרֹתָ֖/ם 𐤋/𐤃𐤓𐤕/𐤌 ledorotam throughout their generations for their generations for their generations HR/Ncmpc/Sp3mp לִ/בְרִ֣ית 𐤋/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 liverit for a covenant for a binding treaty for a binding covenant HR/Ncfsc עוֹלָ֑ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam everlasting hidden age forever HNcmsa לִ/הְי֤וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 liheyot to be to be, to become to be HR/Vqc לְ/ךָ֙ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you to you HR/Sp2ms לֵֽ/אלֹהִ֔ים 𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 lelohim Mulimu (Lozi) God to mighty ones to Elohim HR/Ncmpa וּֽ/לְ/זַרְעֲ/ךָ֖ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊 ulezareakha and to your descendants and to your seed and to your seed HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp2ms אַחֲרֶֽי/ךָ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤊 achareykha-2 after you behind you after you HR/Sp2ms
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וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms אֱלֹהִ֗ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa אֲבָל֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤋 aval No, but but indeed but indeed HD שָׂרָ֣ה 𐤔𐤓𐤄 sarah Sarah Princess Sarah HNp אִשְׁתְּ/ךָ֗ 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤊 ishetekha your wife your woman your woman HNcfsc/Sp2ms יֹלֶ֤דֶת 𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤕 yoledet fyala (Bemba) shall bear birthing woman birthing woman HVqrfsa לְ/ךָ֙ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you to you HR/Sp2ms בֵּ֔ן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) a son son son HNcmsa וְ/קָרָ֥אתָ 𐤅/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 veqarata and you shall call and you called and you shall call HC/Vqq2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo שְׁמ֖/וֹ 𐤔𐤌/𐤅 shemo his name his name his name HNcmsc/Sp3ms יִצְחָ֑ק 𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒 yitsechaq Aseka (Bemba) Isaac He Laughs Yitsechaq HNp וַ/הֲקִמֹתִ֨י 𐤅/𐤄𐤒𐤌𐤕𐤉 vahaqimoti uku-ima (Bemba) and I will establish and I raised up and I will establish HC/Vhq1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo בְּרִיתִ֥/י 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤉 beriti my covenant my binding covenant my covenant HNcfsc/Sp1cs אִתּ֛/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 ito with him with him with him HR/Sp3ms לִ/בְרִ֥ית 𐤋/𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 liverit as an everlasting covenant for a binding treaty for a binding covenant HR/Ncfsc עוֹלָ֖ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam everlasting hidden age forever HNcmsa לְ/זַרְע֥/וֹ 𐤋/𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤅 lezareo for his descendants for his seed for his seed HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms אַחֲרָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 acharayv after him behind him after him HR/Sp3ms
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וּֽ/לְ/יִשְׁמָעֵ֘אל 𐤅/𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤀𐤋 uleyishemael And as for Ishmael and to God-hears and to Yishemael HC/R/Np שְׁמַעְתִּי/ךָ֒ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕𐤉/𐤊 shemaetikha I have heard you I have heard you I have heard you HVqp1cs/Sp2ms הִנֵּ֣ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) behold Look! look HTm בֵּרַ֣כְתִּי 𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤕𐤉 berakheti baraka (Swahili) I have blessed I conferred blessing I have blessed HVpp1cs אֹת֗/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him him [·] HTo/Sp3ms וְ/הִפְרֵיתִ֥י 𐤅/𐤄𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤕𐤉 vehifereyti and will make fruitful and I will cause to bear fruit and I will make fruitful HC/Vhq1cs אֹת֛/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto-2 him him [·] HTo/Sp3ms וְ/הִרְבֵּיתִ֥י 𐤅/𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤉 vehirebeyti and will multiply and I caused to multiply and I caused to multiply HC/Vhq1cs אֹת֖/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto-3 him him [·] HTo/Sp3ms בִּ/מְאֹ֣ד 𐤁/𐤌𐤀𐤃 bimeod exceedingly with great intensity exceedingly HR/D מְאֹ֑ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod greatly with great force very HD שְׁנֵים 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 sheneym twelve two twelve HAcmda עָשָׂ֤ר 𐤏𐤔𐤓 asar twelve -teen or -teenth HAcmsa נְשִׂיאִם֙ 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤀𐤌 nesiim princes exalted leaders exalted leaders HNcmpa יוֹלִ֔יד 𐤉𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤃 yolid fyala (Bemba) he shall father he will beget offspring he will father HVhi3ms וּ/נְתַתִּ֖י/ו 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉/𐤅 unetativ and I will make and I gave him and I will make him HC/Vqq1cs/Sp3ms לְ/ג֥וֹי 𐤋/𐤂𐤅𐤉 legoy into a nation to a people-group into a nation HR/Ncmsa גָּדֽוֹל 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 gadol great great great HAamsa
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וַ/יִּקַּ֨ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach took and he took and he took HC/Vqw3ms אַבְרָהָ֜ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham Abraham Abraham Averaham HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤀𐤋 yishemael Ishmael God has heard Yishemael HNp בְּנ֗/וֹ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 beno Bene (Bemba) his son his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אֵ֨ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker [·] HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc יְלִידֵ֤י 𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤃𐤉 yelidey born homeborn ones of homeborn ones of HNcmpc בֵית/וֹ֙ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 veyto in his house his built-house his house HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אֵת֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and and object-marker [·] HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-2 kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc מִקְנַ֣ת 𐤌𐤒𐤍𐤕 miqenat bought acquired property of acquired property of HNcfsc כַּסְפּ֔/וֹ 𐤊𐤎𐤐/𐤅 kasepo with his money his silver his silver HNcmsc/Sp3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal-3 kila (Swahili) every entirety of all of HNcmsc זָכָ֕ר 𐤆𐤊𐤓 zakhar male male male HAamsa בְּ/אַנְשֵׁ֖י 𐤁/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 beaneshey among the men among men of among men of HR/Ncmpc בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt of [Abraham's] house house-of house of HNcmsc אַבְרָהָ֑ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham-2 Abraham's Abraham Averaham HNp וַ/יָּ֜מָל 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤋 vayamal and circumcised and he circumcised and he circumcised HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo בְּשַׂ֣ר 𐤁𐤔𐤓 besar the flesh flesh of flesh of HNcmsc עָרְלָתָ֗/ם 𐤏𐤓𐤋𐤕/𐤌 arelatam of their foreskins their foreskin their foreskin HNcfsc/Sp3mp בְּ/עֶ֨צֶם֙ 𐤁/𐤏𐤑𐤌 beetsem on the very in essence of in essence of HR/Ncfsc הַ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom day the day the day HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh that this one this one HTd/Pdxms כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֛ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which as that which HR/Tr דִּבֶּ֥ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber had spoken he declared he spoke HVpp3ms אִתּ֖/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 ito to him with him with him HR/Sp3ms אֱלֹהִֽים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa