Genesis 17:15
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And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai, for her name is to be Sarah.
In other translations
And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai, for her name is to be Sarah.
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430אֶל־'el-toH413אַבְרָהָם'avrahamAbrahamH85שָׂרַיsaraiSaraiH8297אִשְׁתְּךָ'ishtekhawife yourH802לֹא־lo'-notH3808תִקְרָאtikra'you will callH7121אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853שְׁמָהּshemahname herH8034שָׂרָיsaraiSaraiH8297כִּיkiforH3588שָׂרָהsarah[is] SarahH8283שְׁמָהּ׃shemahname herH8034
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- 2 Samuel 12:25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord.and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.
- Genesis 17:5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
- Genesis 32:28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”
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