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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/genesis/17.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/genesis/17.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you by this time next year.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/17.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But my covenant will be confirmed with Isaac, who will be born to you and Sarah about this time next year.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this time next year.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />But My covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this set time next year.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this season next year.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But My covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this season next year.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But My covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this season next year.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But My covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this season next year.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But My covenant [My promise, My solemn pledge], I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I will confirm my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I will confirm My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But your son Isaac will be born about this time next year, and the promise I am making to you and your family will be for him and his descendants forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But I will make my promise to Isaac. Sarah will give birth to him at this time next year."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But I will keep my covenant with your son Isaac, who will be born to Sarah about this time next year." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Now as to Isaac, I'll confirm my covenant with him, to whom Sarah will give birth as your son at this time next year." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time next year."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But my covenant I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time next year."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to thee at this set time in the next year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time next year.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and My covenant I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah does bear to you at this appointed time in the next year”;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and My covenant I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah doth bear to thee at this appointed time in the next year;'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And my covenant will I set up with Isaak whom Sarah shall bring forth to thee at this appointed time in another year.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sara shall bring forth to thee at this time in the next year. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Yet in truth, I will establish my covenant with Isaac, to whom Sarah will give birth for you at this time next year.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But my covenant I will maintain with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you by this time next year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this season next year.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this set time next year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And when He had finished speaking with Him, God was lifted up from Abraham.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But My covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarrha shall bear to thee at this time, in the next year.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/17-21.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=3642" 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 Covenant of Circumcision</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">20</span>As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation. <span class="reftext">21</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">But</a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: ’ā·qîm (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">I will establish</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/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/3327.htm" title="3327: yiṣ·ḥāq (N-proper-ms) -- He laughs, son of Abraham and Sarah. From tsachaq; laughter; Jitschak, son of Abraham.">Isaac,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">whom</a> <a href="/hebrew/8283.htm" title="8283: śā·rāh (N-proper-fs) -- Princess, a wife of Abraham. The same as sarah; Sarah, Abraham's wife.">Sarah</a> <a href="/hebrew/3205.htm" title="3205: tê·lêḏ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage.">will bear</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">to you</a> <a href="/hebrew/2088.htm" title="2088: haz·zeh (Art:: Pro-ms) -- This, here. A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.">at this</a> <a href="/hebrew/4150.htm" title="4150: lam·mō·w·‘êḏ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Appointed time, place, or meeting. ">time</a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312: hā·’a·ḥe·reṯ (Art:: Adj-fs) -- Another. From 'achar; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.">next</a> <a href="/hebrew/8141.htm" title="8141: baš·šā·nāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A year. (in plura or shanah; from shanah; a year.">year.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">22</span>When He had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.…<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="/genesis/21-2.htm">Genesis 21:2</a></span><br />So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-10.htm">Genesis 18:10</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-14.htm">Genesis 18:14</a></span><br />Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/21-12.htm">Genesis 21:12</a></span><br />But God said to Abraham, “Do not be distressed about the boy and your maidservant. Listen to everything that Sarah tells you, for through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-7.htm">Romans 9:7-9</a></span><br />Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” / 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. / For this is what the promise stated: “At the appointed time I will return, and Sarah will have a son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/4-28.htm">Galatians 4:28</a></span><br />Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-11.htm">Hebrews 11:11</a></span><br />By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-2.htm">Genesis 26:2-5</a></span><br />The LORD appeared to Isaac and said, “Do not go down to Egypt. Settle in the land where I tell you. / Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham. / I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-4.htm">Genesis 15:4</a></span><br />Then the word of the LORD came to Abram, saying, “This one will not be your heir, but one who comes from your own body will be your heir.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-2.htm">Genesis 22:2</a></span><br />“Take your son,” God said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah. Offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains, which I will show you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/25-12.htm">Genesis 25:12</a></span><br />This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/28-13.htm">Genesis 28:13-14</a></span><br />And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. / Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/35-12.htm">Genesis 35:12</a></span><br />The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/48-3.htm">Genesis 48:3-4</a></span><br />Jacob said to Joseph, “God Almighty appeared to me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and there He blessed me / and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/2-24.htm">Exodus 2:24</a></span><br />So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear to you at this set time in the next year.</p><p class="hdg">my.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/21-10.htm">Genesis 21:10-12</a></b></br> Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman and her son: for the son of this bondwoman shall not be heir with my son, <i>even</i> with Isaac… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/26-2.htm">Genesis 26:2-5</a></b></br> And the LORD appeared unto him, and said, Go not down into Egypt; dwell in the land which I shall tell thee of: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/46-1.htm">Genesis 46:1</a></b></br> And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac.</p><p class="hdg">at.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/18-10.htm">Genesis 18:10</a></b></br> And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard <i>it</i> in the tent door, which <i>was</i> behind him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/21-2.htm">Genesis 21:2,3</a></b></br> For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/14-13.htm">Job 14:13</a></b></br> O that thou wouldest hide me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me!</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/genesis/4-25.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/genesis/17-17.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/17-19.htm">Sarah</a> <a href="/revelation/6-11.htm">Season</a> <a href="/genesis/14-1.htm">Time</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/21-27.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/genesis/18-14.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/genesis/18-13.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/genesis/17-27.htm">Birth</a> <a href="/genesis/21-27.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/genesis/26-3.htm">Establish</a> <a href="/genesis/21-3.htm">Isaac</a> <a href="/genesis/18-6.htm">Sarah</a> <a href="/genesis/18-10.htm">Season</a> <a href="/genesis/18-10.htm">Time</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>But I will establish My covenant with Isaac</b><br>This phrase highlights God's sovereign choice in establishing His covenant with Isaac, rather than Ishmael. The covenant refers to the promises God made to Abraham, including the promise of numerous descendants and the land of Canaan. Isaac is the child of promise, through whom the covenant will continue. This choice underscores the theme of divine election, seen throughout Scripture, where God chooses individuals for specific purposes. Isaac's role as the child of promise prefigures Christ, who is the ultimate fulfillment of God's covenant promises.<p><b>whom Sarah will bear to you</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the miraculous nature of Isaac's birth, as Sarah was well past childbearing age. It highlights God's power to fulfill His promises despite human limitations. Sarah's role as the mother of Isaac is significant, as it fulfills God's promise to Abraham that he would have a son through Sarah. This event foreshadows the miraculous birth of Jesus Christ, born of the Virgin Mary, emphasizing God's intervention in human history to bring about His redemptive plan.<p><b>at this time next year.</b><br>This specific timeframe underscores God's precise control over the unfolding of His promises. It provides a tangible sign for Abraham and Sarah to trust in God's word. The fulfillment of this promise within a year serves as a testament to God's faithfulness and reliability. This assurance of God's timing is echoed in other biblical narratives, such as the prophecy of the Messiah's birth in <a href="/isaiah/7-14.htm">Isaiah 7:14</a>, which was fulfilled in the New Testament. The precision of God's timing in fulfilling His promises is a recurring theme in Scripture, reinforcing the trustworthiness of His word.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty, who establishes covenants with His people, demonstrating His sovereignty and faithfulness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/abraham.htm">Abraham</a></b><br>The patriarch chosen by God to be the father of many nations, through whom the covenant is established.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/sarah.htm">Sarah</a></b><br>Abraham's wife, who is promised to bear a son despite her old age, highlighting God's power and faithfulness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaac.htm">Isaac</a></b><br>The promised son through whom God's covenant with Abraham will be fulfilled, representing the continuation of God's promise.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>A divine promise or agreement, in this context, God's promise to Abraham regarding his descendants and the land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>God's promises are sure and steadfast. He fulfills His word in His perfect timing, as seen in the promise of Isaac.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_timing.htm">Divine Timing</a></b><br>God's timing is not our timing. We must trust in His schedule, even when it seems delayed or impossible.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_relationship.htm">Covenant Relationship</a></b><br>Our relationship with God is based on His covenant promises. We are called to live in faith and obedience, trusting in His plans.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/miraculous_provision.htm">Miraculous Provision</a></b><br>God often works through miraculous means to accomplish His purposes, reminding us of His power and sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legacy_of_faith.htm">Legacy of Faith</a></b><br>Like Abraham and Sarah, we are called to leave a legacy of faith for future generations, trusting in God's promises.<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/is_the_antichrist_gay.htm">Was Hagar a wife or concubine of Abraham?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_isaac's_life_in_the_bible.htm">What key events define Isaac's life in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_abraham_and_ishmael's_story.htm">What is the story of Abraham and Ishmael?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_were_the_ishmaelites.htm">Who were the Ishmaelites?</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 21.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year</span> (cf. <a href="/genesis/21-2.htm">Genesis 21:2</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/17-21.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">But</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will establish</span><br /><span class="heb">אָקִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·qîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - 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">בְּרִיתִ֖י</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">with</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_854.htm">Strong's 854: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nearness, near, with, by, at, among</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Isaac,</span><br /><span class="heb">יִצְחָ֑ק</span> <span class="translit">(yiṣ·ḥāq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3327.htm">Strong's 3327: </a> </span><span class="str2">Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah</span><br /><br /><span class="word">whom</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר֩</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Sarah</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׂרָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(śā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8283.htm">Strong's 8283: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sarah -- 'princess', a wife of Abraham</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will bear</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּלֵ֨ד</span> <span class="translit">(tê·lêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3205.htm">Strong's 3205: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to you</span><br /><span class="heb">לְךָ֤</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">at this</span><br /><span class="heb">הַזֶּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(haz·zeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2088.htm">Strong's 2088: </a> </span><span class="str2">This, that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">time</span><br /><span class="heb">לַמּוֹעֵ֣ד</span> <span class="translit">(lam·mō·w·‘êḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4150.htm">Strong's 4150: </a> </span><span class="str2">Appointed time, place, or meeting</span><br /><br /><span class="word">next</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאַחֶֽרֶת׃</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’a·ḥe·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hinder, next, other</span><br /><br /><span class="word">year.”</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּשָּׁנָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(baš·šā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8141.htm">Strong's 8141: </a> </span><span class="str2">A year</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/17-21.htm">Genesis 17:21 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/17-21.htm">Genesis 17:21 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/17-21.htm">Genesis 17:21 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/17-21.htm">Genesis 17:21 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/17-21.htm">Genesis 17:21 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/17-21.htm">Genesis 17:21 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/17-21.htm">Genesis 17:21 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/17-21.htm">Genesis 17:21 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/17-21.htm">Genesis 17:21 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/17-21.htm">Genesis 17:21 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/17-21.htm">OT Law: Genesis 17:21 But my covenant I establish with Isaac (Gen. 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