Genesis 17:9
And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
Genesis 17:9 in other translations
| BSB | God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | And God saith unto Abraham, ‘And thou dost keep My covenant, thou and thy seed after thee, to 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. |
| BBE | And God said to Abraham, On your side, you are to keep the agreement, you and your seed after you through all generations. |
| Webster | And God said to Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee, in their generations. |
What does Genesis 17:9 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 17:7-14
The covenant of grace is from everlasting in the counsels of it, and to everlasting in the consequences of it. The token of the covenant was circumcision. It is here said to be the covenant which Abraham and his seed must keep. Those who will have the Lord to be to them a God, must resolve to be to him a people. Not only Abraham and Isaac, and his posterity by Isaac, were to be circumcised, but also Ishmael and the…
Genesis 17:9 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 17:9
- Psalms 25:10
All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
- Psalms 103:18
To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
- Isaiah 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; Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
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Context
- Genesis 17:8
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.
- Genesis 17:9
And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
- Genesis 17:10
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.
Genesis 17:9 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Dijo de nuevo Dios á Abraham: Tú empero guardarás mi pacto, tú y tu simiente después de ti por sus generaciones. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Dieu dit à Abraham: Et toi, tu garderas mon alliance, toi et ta semence après toi, en leurs générations. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Gott sprach zu Abraham: Und du, du sollst meinen Bund halten, du und dein Same nach dir, nach ihren Geschlechtern. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixit iterum Deus ad Abraham: Et tu ergo custodies pactum meum, et semen tuum post te in generationibus suis. |