Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Then God said to Abraham, “As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come. New Living Translation Then God said to Abraham, “Your responsibility is to obey the terms of the covenant. You and all your descendants have this continual responsibility. English Standard Version And God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations. Berean Standard Bible God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you. King James Bible And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. New King James Version And God said to Abraham: “As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. New American Standard Bible God said further to Abraham, “Now as for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. NASB 1995 God said further to Abraham, “Now as for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. NASB 1977 God said further to Abraham, “Now as for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. Legacy Standard Bible God said further to Abraham, “Now as for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your seed after you throughout their generations. Amplified Bible Further, God said to Abraham, “As for you [your part of the agreement], you shall keep and faithfully obey [the terms of] My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. Christian Standard Bible God also said to Abraham, “As for you, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations are to keep my covenant. Holman Christian Standard Bible God also said to Abraham, “As for you, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations are to keep My covenant. American Standard Version And God said unto Abraham, And as for thee, thou shalt keep my covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations. Aramaic Bible in Plain English This is my covenant to observe between me and you and between your seed after you, that you shall circumcise every male. Brenton Septuagint Translation And God said to Abraam, Thou also shalt fully keep my covenant, thou and thy seed after thee for their generations. Contemporary English Version Abraham, you and all future members of your family must promise to obey me. Douay-Rheims Bible Again God said to Abraham: And thou therefore shalt keep my covenant, and thy seed after thee in their generations. English Revised Version And God said unto Abraham, And as for thee, thou shalt keep my covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations. GOD'S WORD® Translation God also said to Abraham, "You and your descendants in generations to come are to be faithful to my promise. Good News Translation God said to Abraham, "You also must agree to keep the covenant with me, both you and your descendants in future generations. International Standard Version God continued to speak to Abraham, "You and your descendants who are born in the future are to keep my covenant—that is, you and your descendants, generation after generation. JPS Tanakh 1917 And God said unto Abraham: 'And as for thee, thou shalt keep My covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations. Literal Standard Version And God says to Abraham, “And you keep My covenant, you and your seed after you, throughout their generations; Majority Standard Bible God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you. New American Bible God said to Abraham: For your part, you and your descendants after you must keep my covenant throughout the ages. NET Bible Then God said to Abraham, "As for you, you must keep the covenantal requirement I am imposing on you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. New Revised Standard Version God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations. New Heart English Bible God said to Abraham, "As for you, you are to keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. Webster's Bible Translation And God said to Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee, in their generations. World English Bible God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations. Young's Literal Translation And God saith unto Abraham, 'And thou dost keep My covenant, thou and thy seed after thee, to their generations; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Covenant of Circumcision9God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant— you and your descendants in the generations after you. 10This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.… Cross References Genesis 17:23 On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or purchased with his money--every male among the members of Abraham's household--and he circumcised them, just as God had told him. Genesis 18:19 For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised." Exodus 19:5 Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations--for the whole earth is Mine. Treasury of Scripture And God said to Abraham, You shall keep my covenant therefore, you, and your seed after you in their generations. Psalm 25:10 All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies. Psalm 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; … Jump to Previous Abraham Agreement Covenant Descendants Further Generations Seed Side ThroughoutJump to Next Abraham Agreement Covenant Descendants Further Generations Seed Side ThroughoutGenesis 17 1. God renews the covenant with Abram, 5. and changes his name to Abraham, in token of a greater blessing. 9. Circumcision is instituted. 15. Sarai's name is changed to Sarah, and she is blessed. 17. Isaac is promised, and the time of his birth fixed. 23. Abraham and Ishmael are circumcised. Verse 9. - And God said unto Abraham, Thou - literally, and thou, the other party to the covenant, the antithesis to I (ver. 4) - shalt keep my covenant - literally, my covenant thou shalt keep - therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Godאֱלֹהִים֙ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative also said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Abraham, אַבְרָהָ֔ם (’aḇ·rā·hām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation “As for you, וְאַתָּ֖ה (wə·’at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you you must keep תִשְׁמֹ֑ר (ṯiš·mōr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to My covenant, בְּרִיתִ֣י (bə·rî·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 1285: A covenant you אַתָּ֛ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you and your descendants וְזַרְעֲךָ֥ (wə·zar·‘ă·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity for the generations לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃ (lə·ḏō·rō·ṯām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1755: A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling to come. אַֽחֲרֶ֖יךָ (’a·ḥă·re·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's 310: The hind or following part Links Genesis 17:9 NIVGenesis 17:9 NLT Genesis 17:9 ESV Genesis 17:9 NASB Genesis 17:9 KJV Genesis 17:9 BibleApps.com Genesis 17:9 Biblia Paralela Genesis 17:9 Chinese Bible Genesis 17:9 French Bible Genesis 17:9 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 17:9 God said to Abraham As for you (Gen. 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