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Genesis 17:19

But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.

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ASV

And God said, Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.

KJV

And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
אֲבָל֙'a.ValbutH61 →
שָׂרָ֣הsa.RahSarahH8283 →
אִשְׁתְּךָ֗'ish.te.Khawife yourH802 →
יֹלֶ֤דֶתyo.Le.det[is] about to bearH3205 →
לְךָ֙le.Khato <the> you
בֵּ֔ןBena sonH1121 →
וְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taand you will callH7121 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
שְׁמ֖וֹshe.Moname hisH8034 →
יִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakIsaacH3327 →
וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.Tiand I will establishH6965 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
בְּרִיתִ֥יbe.ri.Ticovenant myH1285 →
אִתּ֛וֹ'i.Towith himH854 →
לִבְרִ֥יתliv.Ritto a covenant ofH1285 →
עוֹלָ֖םo.LamperpetuityH5769 →
לְזַרְע֥וֹle.zar.'Ofor offspring hisH2233 →
אַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.Ravafter himH310 →

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Genesis 21:1Now the LORD attended to Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did for Sarah what He had promised.Luke 1:13But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”Genesis 16:11The angel of the LORD proceeded: “Behold, you have conceived and will bear a son. And you shall name him Ishmael, for the LORD has heard your cry of affliction.Genesis 21:3And Abraham gave the name Isaac to the son Sarah bore to him.Luke 1:55as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.”Genesis 18:10–14Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent.Genesis 21:2–3So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.Luke 1:13–20But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.Genesis 21:2So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.Genesis 9:16And whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of every kind that is on the earth.”2 Kings 4:16–17And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.”Genesis 21:6Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”Galatians 4:28–31Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.Hebrews 11:18even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”Romans 9:6–9It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.Genesis 21:12But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.Genesis 22:2“Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”

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