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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