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Genesis 17:21

IsaacSarah
Covenant and promises

19 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.

20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

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

22 And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time 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.
WEB
But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time next year.”
ASV
But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
DARBY
But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to thee at this appointed time in the next year.
BLB
And I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this appointed time in the next year.”
ÅB
Men min pakt vil jeg opprette med Isak, som Sara skal føde deg på denne tid neste år.
OTB
Men jeg vil opprette min pakt med Isak, som Sara skal føde deg på denne tiden neste år.”
B1930
Men min pakt vil jeg oprette med Isak, som Sara skal føde dig på denne tid næste år.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 21:2–3

    For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

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  • Genesis 26:2–5

    And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of:

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  • Genesis 18:10

    And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.

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  • Romans 9:9

    For this is the word of promise, At this time will I come, and Sara shall have a son.

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  • Galatians 3:29

    And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

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  • Romans 9:5–6

    Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

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  • Genesis 21:10–12

    Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac.

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  • Exodus 2:24

    And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

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