Genesis 17:8

Old Testament • 11 words with Strong's data

"And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God."

Word-by-Word Analysis

And I will

נָתַן

nâthan

H5414

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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unto thee and to thy

זֶרַע

zeraʻ

H2233

seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

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אַחַר

ʼachar

H310

properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

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thee the

אֶרֶץ

ʼerets

H776

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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אֲשֶׁר

ʼăsher

H834

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.

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thou art a

גֵּר

gêr

H1616

properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner

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all the

אֶרֶץ

ʼerets

H776

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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of

כְּנַעַן

Kᵉnaʻan

H3667

Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him

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for an

עוֹלָם

ʻôwlâm

H5769

properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (...

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אֲחֻזָּה

ʼăchuzzâh

H272

something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)

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and I will be their

אֱלֹהִים

ʼĕlôhîym

H430

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...

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Key Terms in This Verse

Canaan H3667

כְּנַעַן Kᵉnaʻan

Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him

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everlasting H5769

עוֹלָם ʻôwlâm

properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always

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possession H272

אֲחֻזָּה ʼăchuzzâh

something seized, i.e. a possession (especially of land)

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stranger H1616

גֵּר gêr

properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner

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wherein H834

אֲשֶׁר ʼăsher

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.

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seed H2233

זֶרַע zeraʻ

seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

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give H5414

נָתַן nâthan

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

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after H310

אַחַר ʼachar

properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)

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land H776

אֶרֶץ ʼerets

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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land H776

אֶרֶץ ʼerets

the earth (at large, or partitively a land)

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:12 cross-reference

And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.

Psalm 105:11 cross-reference

Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:

Genesis 12:7 cross-reference

And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.

Exodus 6:7 cross-reference

And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I am the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

Genesis 13:15 cross-reference

For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

Deuteronomy 26:18 cross-reference

And the LORD hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;

Deuteronomy 29:13 cross-reference

That he may establish thee to day for a people unto himself, and that he may be unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

Deuteronomy 14:2 cross-reference

For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.

Genesis 13:17 cross-reference

Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.

Psalm 105:9 cross-reference

Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;

Deuteronomy 4:37 cross-reference

And because he loved thy fathers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt;

Genesis 28:4 cross-reference

And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

Exodus 40:15 cross-reference

And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest’s office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their gen...

2 Samuel 23:5 cross-reference

Although my house be not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all things, and sure: for this is all my salvation, and all my desire, although he make it not to gro...

Genesis 23:4 cross-reference

I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

Numbers 25:13 cross-reference

And he shall have it, and his seed after him, even the covenant of an everlasting priesthood; because he was zealous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel.

Deuteronomy 32:8 cross-reference

When the Most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.

Genesis 48:4 cross-reference

And said unto me, Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a multitude of people; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.

Hebrews 9:15 cross-reference

And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive th...

Psalm 103:17 cross-reference

But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children’s children;

Exodus 21:6 cross-reference

Then his master shall bring him unto the judges; he shall also bring him to the door, or unto the door post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an aul; and he shall serve him for ever.

Leviticus 16:34 cross-reference

And this shall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the LORD commanded Moses.

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