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

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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 E te multiplicarei muito em grande maneira, e te porei em nações, e reis sairão de ti.

7 E estabelecerei meu pacto entre mim e ti, e tua descendência depois de ti em suas gerações, por aliança perpétua, para ser para ti por Deus, e à tua descendência depois de ti.

8 E darei a ti, e à tua descendência depois de ti, a terra de tuas peregrinações, toda a terra de Canaã em herança perpétua; e serei o Deus deles.

9 Disse de novo Deus a Abraão: Tu, porém, guardarás meu pacto, tu e tua descendência depois de ti por suas gerações.

10 Este será meu pacto, que guardareis entre mim e vós e tua descendência depois de ti: Será circuncidado todo macho dentre vós.

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What Does Genesis 17:8 Mean?

Genesis 17:8 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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