KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 17:7
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
WEB World English Bible
I will establish my covenant between me and you and your seed after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your seed after you.
ASV American Standard Version
And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee, throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And I have established My covenant between Me and thee, and thy seed after thee, to their generations, for a covenant age-during, to become God to thee, and to thy seed after thee;
Surrounding context — Genesis 17
4 As for me, behold, my covenant [is] with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
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, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יH6965 · qa.may(Leb)-kamaiאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]בְּרִיתִ֜יH1285 · be.ritcovenantבֵּינִ֣יH996 · ba.yinbetweenוּבֵינֶ֗ךָH996 · ba.yinbetweenוּבֵ֨יןH996 · ba.yinbetweenזַרְעֲךָ֧H2233 · ze.raseedאַחֲרֶ֛יךָH310 · a.charafterלְדֹרֹתָ֖םH1755 · dorgenerationלִבְרִ֣יתH1285 · be.ritcovenantעוֹלָ֑םH5769 · o.lamforever: enduringלִהְי֤וֹתH1961 · ha.yahto beלְךָ֙H9031 · kayouלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםH430 · e.lo.himGodוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֖H2233 · ze.raseedאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃H310 · a.charafter
Cross-references
Romans 9:7-9Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, [are they] all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.Genesis 26:24And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I [am] the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I [am] with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.Acts 2:39For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, [even] as many as the Lord our God shall call.Genesis 15:18In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:Hebrews 8:10For this [is] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:Genesis 28:13And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I [am] the LORD God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed;Leviticus 26:12And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.Hebrews 11:16But now they desire a better [country], that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.Galatians 3:16-17Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.Psalm 105:8-11He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word [which] he commanded to a thousand generations.Micah 7:20Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, [and] the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.Matthew 22:32I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.Romans 9:4Who are Israelites; to whom [pertaineth] the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the service [of God], and the promises;Luke 1:54-55He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of [his] mercy;Ezekiel 28:26And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I [am] the LORD their God.Mark 10:14But when Jesus saw [it], he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.Exodus 3:15And God said moreover unto Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The LORD God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me unto you: this [is] my name for ever, and this [is] my memorial unto all generations.Luke 1:72-75To perform the mercy [promised] to our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant;
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