Genesis 17:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.”

Genesis 17:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 17:9 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 17:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations.”

Genesis 17:9 — World English Bible

Genesis 17:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And God said unto Abraham, And as for thee, thou shalt keep my covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations.”

Genesis 17:9 — American Standard Version

Genesis 17:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And God saith unto Abraham, `And thou dost keep My covenant, thou and thy seed after thee, to their generations;”

Genesis 17:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 17:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And God said to Abraham, And [as for] thee, thou shalt keep my covenant, thou and thy seed after thee in their generations.”

Genesis 17:9 — Darby Translation

Genesis 17:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Againe God said vnto Abraham, Thou also shalt keepe my couenant, thou, and thy seede after thee in their generations.”

Genesis 17:9 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 17:9 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And God said to Abraham, "As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your seed after you throughout their generations.”

Genesis 17:9 — The Living Sword

Genesis 17:9 in Context — Genesis 17

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.

11 Vous vous circoncirez; et ce sera un signe d’alliance entre moi et vous.

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What Does Genesis 17:9 Mean?

Genesis 17:9 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 17. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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