Genesis 17:9

Again God said to Abraham: And thou therefore shalt keep my covenant, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8And I will give to thee, and to thy seed, the land of thy sojournment, all the land of Chanaan for a perpetual possession, and I will be their God.

10This is my covenant which you shall observe, between me and you, and thy seed after thee: All the male kind of you shall be circumcised:

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Cross References

Psalms 25:10All the ways of the Lord are mercy and truth, to them that seek after his covenant and his testimonies.

Isaiah 56:4For thus saith the Lord to the eunuchs, They that shall keep my sabbaths, and shall choose the things that please me, and shall hold fast my covenant:

Matthew Henry on Genesis 17:8-15

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. 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,… Read the whole commentary →

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