Genesis 17:9

God also said to Abraham, “As for you, you must keep the requirements of my covenant, you, and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

Open English Bible (US)

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

8I will give to you, and to your descendants after your, the land where you are now foreigners, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and I will be their God.”

10This is my covenant, which you must keep, between me and you and your descendants after you: every male among you must be circumcised.

Read all of Genesis 17

Cross References

Psalms 25:10All his ways are loving and loyal to those who observe his charges and 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Genesis 17:9