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This is the everlasting covenant: I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations as an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your seed after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your seed after you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will confirm my covenant that is between me and you and your future offspring throughout their generations. It is a permanent covenant to be your God and the God of your offspring after you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I will keep My covenant between Me and you, and your future offspring throughout their generations, as an everlasting covenant to be your God and the God of your offspring after you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will always keep the promise I have made to you and your descendants, because I am your God and their God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I will make my promise to you and your descendants for generations to come as an everlasting promise. I will be your God and the God of your descendants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"I will keep my promise to you and to your descendants in future generations as an everlasting covenant. I will be your God and the God of your descendants. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I'm establishing my covenant between me and you, and with your descendants who come after you, generation after generation, as an eternal covenant, to be your God and your descendants' God after you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will confirm my covenant as a perpetual covenant between me and you. It will extend to your descendants after you throughout their generations. I will be your God and the God of your descendants after you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations as an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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 to thee and to thy seed after thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your offspring after you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And I have established My covenant between Me and you, and your seed after you, throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant, to become God to you, and to your seed after you;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> '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;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And I set up my covenant between me and between thee, and between thy seed after thee to their generations for a covenant of eternity; to be a God to thee and to thy seed after thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and between thy seed after thee in their generations, by a perpetual covenant: to be a God to thee, and to thy seed after thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And I will establish my covenant between me and you, and with your offspring after you in their generations, by a perpetual covenant: to be God to you and to your offspring after you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I will maintain my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you throughout the ages as an everlasting covenant, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I will establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, and I will be God to you and to your descendants after you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall give you and your seed after you the land of your pilgrimage, all the land of Canaan for an eternal inheritance, and I shall be God to them.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I will establish my covenant between thee and thy seed after thee, to their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be thy God, and <i>the God</i> of thy seed after thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/17-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=3486" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/17.htm">The Renaming of Abraham</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: wa·hă·qi·mō·ṯî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">I will establish</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: bə·rî·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">My covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">as an everlasting</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: liḇ·rîṯ (Prep-l:: N-fsc) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bê·nî (Prep:: 1cs) -- An interval, space between. ">between Me and you</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: ū·ḇê·ne·ḵā (Conj-w:: Prep:: 2ms) -- An interval, space between. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: ū·ḇên (Conj-w:: Prep) -- An interval, space between. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·re·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">and your descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/1755.htm" title="1755: lə·ḏō·rō·ṯām (Prep-l:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: zar·‘ă·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">after you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: lih·yō·wṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">to be</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">your</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: lê·lō·hîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: ū·lə·zar·‘ă·ḵā (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">and the God of your descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: ’a·ḥă·re·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">after you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-29.htm">Galatians 3:29</a></span><br />And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed and heirs according to the promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-11.htm">Romans 4:11-12</a></span><br />And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them. / And he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-8.htm">Romans 9:8</a></span><br />So it is not the children of the flesh who are God’s children, but it is the children of the promise who are regarded as offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-16.htm">Galatians 3:16</a></span><br />The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/2-39.htm">Acts 2:39</a></span><br />This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Hebrews 8:10</a></span><br />For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-17.htm">Romans 11:17-18</a></span><br />Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root, / do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-12.htm">Ephesians 2:12</a></span><br />remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-14.htm">Galatians 3:14</a></span><br />He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-9.htm">Hebrews 11:9</a></span><br />By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/6-7.htm">Exodus 6:7</a></span><br />I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-12.htm">Leviticus 26:12</a></span><br />I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">Deuteronomy 7:9</a></span><br />Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-33.htm">Jeremiah 31:33</a></span><br />“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/37-26.htm">Ezekiel 37:26-27</a></span><br />And I will make a covenant of peace with them; it will be an everlasting covenant. I will establish them and multiply them, and I will set My sanctuary among them forever. / My dwelling place will be with them; I will be their God, and they will be My people.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your seed after you in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you, and to your seed after you.</p><p class="hdg">And I.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a></b></br> In 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:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/26-24.htm">Genesis 26:24</a></b></br> And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I <i>am</i> the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I <i>am</i> with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/6-4.htm">Exodus 6:4</a></b></br> And I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers.</p><p class="hdg">God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/26-24.htm">Genesis 26:24</a></b></br> And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I <i>am</i> the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I <i>am</i> with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13</a></b></br> And, behold, the LORD stood above it, and said, I <i>am</i> 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;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/3-6.htm">Exodus 3:6,15</a></b></br> Moreover he said, I <i>am</i> the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God… </p><p class="hdg">and to.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5,6</a></b></br> Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth <i>is</i> mine: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/10-14.htm">Mark 10:14</a></b></br> But when Jesus saw <i>it</i>, 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/2-39.htm">Acts 2:39</a></b></br> For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, <i>even</i> as many as the Lord our God shall call.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/9-16.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/genesis/17-4.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/genesis/17-4.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/genesis/16-10.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/genesis/17-2.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/genesis/9-17.htm">Established</a> <a href="/genesis/9-16.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/genesis/9-16.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/genesis/11-27.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/genesis/16-10.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/genesis/7-3.htm">Throughout</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Age-During</a> <a href="/genesis/17-9.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/genesis/17-9.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Established</a> <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Everlasting</a> <a href="/genesis/17-9.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/genesis/17-9.htm">Throughout</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 17</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/17-1.htm">God renews the covenant with Abram, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/17-5.htm">and changes his name to Abraham, in token of a greater blessing.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/17-9.htm">Circumcision is instituted.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/17-15.htm">Sarai's name is changed to Sarah, and she is blessed.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/17-17.htm">Isaac is promised, and the time of his birth fixed.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/17-23.htm">Abraham and Ishmael are circumcised.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/17.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/17.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I will establish My covenant</b><br>This phrase signifies God's initiative in forming a binding agreement with Abraham. In biblical context, a covenant is a solemn promise or agreement, often sealed with a sign or ritual. This covenant is a continuation of the promises made to Abraham in <a href="/genesis/12.htm">Genesis 12 and 15</a>, emphasizing God's commitment to His chosen people. The concept of covenant is central to the biblical narrative, highlighting God's faithfulness and the expected response of obedience and faith from His people.<p><b>as an everlasting covenant</b><br>The term "everlasting" indicates the perpetual nature of this covenant. It is not limited by time or circumstance, underscoring the eternal faithfulness of God. This covenant is foundational for the relationship between God and Israel, and it is seen as a precursor to the New Covenant established through Jesus Christ, as mentioned in <a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-34</a> and <a href="/hebrews/8-6.htm">Hebrews 8:6-13</a>. The everlasting nature of the covenant points to the ultimate fulfillment in Christ, who offers eternal life to believers.<p><b>between Me and you</b><br>This phrase highlights the personal relationship between God and Abraham. It underscores the intimate and direct nature of God's dealings with individuals. Abraham is chosen as the patriarch through whom God's blessings will flow, setting the stage for the development of the nation of Israel. This personal relationship is a model for the individual relationship believers are invited to have with God through faith in Jesus Christ.<p><b>and your descendants after you</b><br>The covenant extends beyond Abraham to his offspring, indicating a multigenerational promise. This includes not only Isaac and Jacob but also the entire nation of Israel. The promise of descendants is a key theme in Genesis, beginning with God's promise to make Abraham a great nation. This phrase also foreshadows the inclusion of Gentiles as spiritual descendants through faith, as explained in <a href="/galatians/3-29.htm">Galatians 3:29</a>.<p><b>to be your God</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the central promise of the covenant: God's commitment to be the deity of Abraham and his descendants. It reflects the exclusive relationship God desires with His people, calling them to worship and serve Him alone. This is a recurring theme throughout the Old Testament, where God repeatedly calls Israel to fidelity and warns against idolatry.<p><b>and the God of your descendants after you</b><br>This reaffirms the continuity of the covenant relationship across generations. It assures Abraham that his descendants will also be recipients of God's promises and care. This continuity is seen in the history of Israel and is ultimately fulfilled in the New Testament, where believers in Christ are considered children of Abraham by faith, as stated in <a href="/romans/4-16.htm">Romans 4:16-17</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The initiator of the covenant, emphasizing His sovereignty and faithfulness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a></b><br>The recipient of God's covenant, representing the patriarch of the Israelite nation.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/descendants_of_abraham.htm">Descendants of Abraham</a></b><br>The future generations who are included in the covenant, signifying the continuity of God's promise.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>A solemn agreement initiated by God, highlighting His commitment to His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/e/everlasting.htm">Everlasting</a></b><br>The nature of the covenant, indicating its perpetual and unending promise.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_god's_promises.htm">The Nature of God's Promises</a></b><br>God's promises are eternal and unchanging, reflecting His faithfulness and sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_covenant_relationship.htm">The Importance of Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>Our relationship with God is based on His covenant, which calls us to live in obedience and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_faithfulness.htm">Generational Faithfulness</a></b><br>The covenant extends to future generations, encouraging us to pass down our faith and values.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_initiative.htm">God's Sovereignty and Initiative</a></b><br>God initiates the covenant, reminding us that our relationship with Him is based on His grace and initiative.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/identity_as_god's_people.htm">Identity as God's People</a></b><br>Understanding our identity as part of God's covenant people shapes our purpose and mission in the world.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_17.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 17</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_god's_land_promises_fit_scripture.htm">How do God’s promises of land and everlasting covenant here fit with apparent inconsistencies elsewhere in Scripture (Genesis 17:7–8)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_theological_differences_in_testaments.htm">What are the main theological differences between Testaments?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_are_the_bible's_close_relatives.htm">Who are the close relatives in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_god's_covenants_important.htm">What is the significance of God's covenants with humanity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/17.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant</span>, - literally, <span class="accented">for a covenant of eternity</span> (<span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/genesis/9-16.htm">Genesis 9:16</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee</span>. Literally, <span class="accented">to be for Elohim</span>; a formula comprehending all saving benefits; a clear indication of the spiritual character of the Abrahamic covenant (cf. <a href="/genesis/26-24.htm">Genesis 26:24</a>; <a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13</a>; <a href="/hebrews/11-16.htm">Hebrews 11:16</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/17-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I will establish</span><br /><span class="heb">וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨י</span> <span class="translit">(wa·hă·qi·mō·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My covenant</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרִיתִ֜י</span> <span class="translit">(bə·rî·ṯî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as an everlasting</span><br /><span class="heb">עוֹלָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><br /><span class="word">covenant</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבְרִ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(liḇ·rîṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1285.htm">Strong's 1285: </a> </span><span class="str2">A covenant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">between Me and you</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּינִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(bê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and your descendants</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחֲרֶ֛יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·re·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">after you,</span><br /><span class="heb">זַרְעֲךָ֧</span> <span class="translit">(zar·‘ă·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be</span><br /><span class="heb">לִהְי֤וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lih·yō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(lê·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the God of your descendants</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·zar·‘ă·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">after you.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·re·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/17-7.htm">Genesis 17:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">OT Law: Genesis 17:7 I will establish my covenant between me (Gen. 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