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Genesis 17:8

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Covenant and promisesGod's faithfulness

6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

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.

9 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.

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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
And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”
KJV
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.
WEB
I will give to you, and to your offspring after you, the land where you are traveling, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. I will be their God.”
ASV
And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
DARBY
And I give to thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojourning, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be a God to them.
BLB
And I give to you and to your seed after you the land in which you are a sojourner—all the land of Canaan—as an everlasting possession. And I will be their God.”
ÅB
Og jeg vil gi deg og dine etterkommere det land hvor du bor som fremmed, hele Kana'ans land, til en evig eiendom; og jeg vil være deres Gud.
OTB
Jeg vil gi deg og din ætt etter deg det landet hvor du bor som fremmed, hele Kanaans land, som en evig eiendom; og jeg vil være deres Gud.”
B1930
Og jeg vil gi dig og din ætt efter dig det land hvor du bor som fremmed, hele Kana'ans land, til en evig eiendom; og jeg vil være deres Gud.

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Cross references

  • Leviticus 26:12

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

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  • Psalms 105:11

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

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  • Genesis 12:7

    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.

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  • Exodus 6:7

    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.

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  • Genesis 13:15

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

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  • Deuteronomy 26:18

    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;

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  • Deuteronomy 14:2

    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.

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  • Deuteronomy 29:13

    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.

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