Genesis 17:9

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

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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 you, the land where you have been living, 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.

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Cross References

Psalms 25:10All the paths of Yahweh are steadfast love and faithfulness 1 to those who keep his covenant and his solemn commands. 1

Isaiah 56:4For this is what Yahweh says, “To the eunuchs who observe my Sabbaths 1 and choose what pleases me, and hold fast my covenant, 1

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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