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Genesis 17:9

Abraham
Covenant and promisesObedience

7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

8 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.”

God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you.

10 This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.

11 You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.

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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
God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you.
KJV
And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
WEB
God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations.
ASV
And God said unto Abraham, And as for thee, thou shalt keep my covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations.
DARBY
And God said to Abraham, And [as for] thee, thou shalt keep my covenant, thou and thy seed after thee in their generations.
BLB
And God said to Abraham, “And as for you, you shall keep My covenant—you and your seed after you, throughout their generations.
ÅB
Deretter sa Gud til Abraham: Og du skal holde min pakt, du og dine etterkommere, fra generasjon til generasjon.
OTB
Gud sa videre til Abraham: “Når det gjelder deg, skal du holde min pakt, du og din ætt etter deg gjennom deres generasjoner.
B1930
Derefter sa Gud til Abraham: Og du skal holde min pakt, du og din ætt efter dig, fra slekt til slekt.

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