Genesis 17:9
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.
8 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.
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.
11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
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.
Compare
- 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.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 25:10
All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Read in contextPsalms 103:18
To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
Read in contextIsaiah 56:4–5
For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and take hold of my covenant;
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