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Genesis 17:21

But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”

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ASV

But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.

KJV

But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.

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13 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
בְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.Ticovenant myH1285 →
אָקִ֣ים'a.KimI will establishH6965 →
אֶת־'et-withH854 →
יִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakIsaacH3327 →
אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherwhomH834 →
תֵּלֵ֨דte.Ledshe will bearH3205 →
לְךָ֤le.Khato <the> you
שָׂרָה֙sa.RahSarahH8283 →
לַמּוֹעֵ֣דla.mo.'Edto the timeH4150 →
הַזֶּ֔הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →
בַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.Nahin the yearH8141 →
הָאַחֶֽרֶת׃ha.'a.Che.ret<the> followingH312 →

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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.Genesis 18:14Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”2 Kings 4:16And 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.”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 21:2So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.Genesis 21:2–3So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.Genesis 26:2–5The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Settle in the land where I tell you.Romans 9:5–6Theirs are the patriarchs, and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ, who is God over all, forever worthy of praise! Amen.Genesis 18:10Then 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.Galatians 3:29And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.Romans 9:9For this is what the promise stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”Genesis 17:19But 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.Exodus 3:6Then He said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God.Genesis 21:10–12and she said to Abraham, “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with my son Isaac!”Acts 1:7Jesus replied, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority.Job 14:13If only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until Your anger has passed! If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me!Hebrews 11:9By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.Genesis 46:1So Israel set out with all that he had, and when he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.

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About Genesis

The Creation of Light — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Creation of Light — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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