Genesis 17:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Genesis 17:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 17:8 in 7 Bible Translations

Read Genesis 17:8 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Genesis 17:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I will give to you, and to your offspring after you, the land where you are traveling, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. I will be their God.””

Genesis 17:8 — World English Bible

Genesis 17:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.”

Genesis 17:8 — American Standard Version

Genesis 17:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and I have given to thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, the whole land of Canaan, for a possession age-during, and I have become their God.'”

Genesis 17:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 17:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And I give to thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojourning, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be a God to them.”

Genesis 17:8 — Darby Translation

Genesis 17:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And I will giue thee and thy seede after thee the land, wherein thou art a stranger, euen all the land of Canaan, for an euerlasting possession, and I will be their God.”

Genesis 17:8 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 17:8 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And I give to you, and to your seed after you, the land where you dwell—all the land of Canaan—for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God."”

Genesis 17:8 — The Living Sword

Genesis 17:8 in Context — Genesis 17

6 Je te rendrai fécond à l’infini, je ferai de toi des nations; et des rois sortiront de toi.

7 J’établirai mon alliance entre moi et toi, et tes descendants après toi, selon leurs générations: ce sera une alliance perpétuelle, en vertu de laquelle je serai ton Dieu et celui de ta postérité après toi.

8 Je te donnerai, et à tes descendants après toi, le pays que tu habites comme étranger, tout le pays de Canaan, en possession perpétuelle, et je serai leur Dieu.

9 Dieu dit à Abraham: Toi, tu garderas mon alliance, toi et tes descendants après toi, selon leurs générations.

10 C’est ici mon alliance, que vous garderez entre moi et vous, et ta postérité après toi: tout mâle parmi vous sera circoncis.

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What Does Genesis 17:8 Mean?

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