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Genesis 17:9 God also said to Abraham, "You must keep My covenant--you and your descendants in the generations after you.
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You and all your descendants have this continual responsibility.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/17.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And God said to Abraham: “As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />God said further to Abraham, “Now as for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />God said further to Abraham, “Now as for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />God said further to Abraham, “Now as for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/17.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />God said further to Abraham, “Now as for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your seed after you throughout their generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Further, God said to Abraham, “As for you [your part of the agreement], you shall keep <i>and</i> faithfully obey [the terms of] My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God also said to Abraham, “As for you, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations are to keep my covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God also said to Abraham, “As for you, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations are to keep My covenant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And God said unto Abraham, And as for thee, thou shalt keep my covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/17.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Abraham, you and all future members of your family must promise to obey me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And God said unto Abraham, And as for thee, thou shalt keep my covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />God also said to Abraham, "You and your descendants in generations to come are to be faithful to my promise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />God said to Abraham, "You also must agree to keep the covenant with me, both you and your descendants in future generations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />God continued to speak to Abraham, "You and your descendants who are born in the future are to keep my covenant—that is, you and your descendants, generation after generation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then God said to Abraham, "As for you, you must keep the covenantal requirement I am imposing on you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />God said to Abraham, "As for you, you are to keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And God said to Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee, in their generations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/17.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And God says to Abraham, “And you keep My covenant, you and your seed after you, throughout their generations;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And God saith unto Abraham, 'And thou dost keep My covenant, thou and thy seed after thee, to their generations;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And God will say to Abraham, Thou shalt watch my covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee to their generations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Again God said to Abraham: And thou therefore shalt keep my covenant, and thy seed after thee in their generations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Again God said to Abraham: “And you therefore shall keep my covenant, and your offspring after you in their generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/17.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />God said to Abraham: For your part, you and your descendants after you must keep my covenant throughout the ages.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/17.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And God said to Abraham, You shall keep my covenant, you, and your descendants after you throughout their generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />This is my covenant to observe between me and you and between your seed after you, that you shall circumcise every male.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And God said unto Abraham: 'And as for thee, thou shalt keep My covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And God said to Abraam, Thou also shalt fully keep my covenant, thou and thy seed after thee for their generations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/17-9.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=3510" 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">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mer (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">also said</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/85.htm" title="85: ’aḇ·rā·hām (N-proper-ms) -- Contracted from 'ab and an unused root; father of a multitude; Abraham, the later name of Abram.">Abraham,</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: wə·’at·tāh (Conj-w:: Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">“You</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/8104.htm" title="8104: ṯiš·mōr (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To keep, watch, preserve. A primitive root; properly, to hedge about, i.e. Guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.">must keep</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/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: wə·zar·‘ă·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">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.">in the generations</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">10</span>This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.…<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/12-1.htm">Genesis 12:1-3</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. / I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Genesis 15:18</a></span><br />On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-16.htm">Genesis 22:16-18</a></span><br />saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son, / I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. / And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a></span><br />Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine. / And unto Me you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to speak to the Israelites.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-42.htm">Leviticus 26:42</a></span><br />then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.<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="/deuteronomy/29-12.htm">Deuteronomy 29:12-13</a></span><br />so that you may enter into the covenant of the LORD your God, which He is making with you today, and into His oath, / and so that He may establish you today as His people, and He may be your God as He promised you and as He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/7-12.htm">2 Samuel 7:12-16</a></span><br />And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom. / He will build a house for My Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever. / I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-8.htm">Psalm 105:8-10</a></span><br />He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations— / the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Isaiah 55:3</a></span><br />Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-31.htm">Jeremiah 31:31-33</a></span><br />Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah. / It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was a husband to them,” declares the LORD. / “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</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-25.htm">Acts 3:25</a></span><br />And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’<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/9-4.htm">Romans 9:4</a></span><br />the people of Israel. Theirs is the adoption as sons; theirs the divine glory and the covenants; theirs the giving of the law, the temple worship, and the promises.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And God said to Abraham, You shall keep my covenant therefore, you, and your seed after you in their generations.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/25-10.htm">Psalm 25:10</a></b></br> All the paths of the LORD <i>are</i> mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/103-18.htm">Psalm 103:18</a></b></br> To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/56-4.htm">Isaiah 56:4,5</a></b></br> For thus saith the LORD unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths, and choose <i>the things</i> that please me, and take hold of my covenant; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/17-5.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/genesis/16-11.htm">Further</a> <a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/genesis/14-5.htm">Side</a> <a href="/genesis/17-7.htm">Throughout</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/17-15.htm">Abraham</a> <a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Agreement</a> <a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Covenant</a> <a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/genesis/32-20.htm">Further</a> <a href="/genesis/17-12.htm">Generations</a> <a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/genesis/21-28.htm">Side</a> <a href="/genesis/17-12.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 /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-ATF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-300x250-BTF --> <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br /> <!-- /1078254/BH-728x90-BTF2 --> <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>God also said to Abraham</b><br>This phrase indicates a continuation of God's communication with Abraham, emphasizing the ongoing relationship and dialogue between God and the patriarch. Abraham, originally named Abram, is a central figure in the biblical narrative, chosen by God to be the father of many nations. This communication underscores the personal nature of God's covenant with him, which is a recurring theme in Genesis. The use of "also" suggests that this is part of a larger conversation, following God's promise to make Abraham exceedingly fruitful and the establishment of the covenant of circumcision.<p><b>You must keep My covenant</b><br>The covenant here refers to the solemn agreement between God and Abraham, which includes promises of land, descendants, and blessings. The requirement to "keep" the covenant implies active participation and obedience on Abraham's part. This covenant is marked by the physical sign of circumcision, which serves as a perpetual reminder of the agreement. The concept of covenant is foundational in the Bible, representing God's unbreakable promises and the expected faithfulness of His people. This covenant is a precursor to the New Covenant established through Jesus Christ, who fulfills the law and the prophets.<p><b>you and your descendants</b><br>This phrase highlights the generational aspect of the covenant, extending beyond Abraham to his offspring. It signifies the enduring nature of God's promises, which are not limited to a single individual but encompass a whole lineage. This generational promise is fulfilled through Isaac, Jacob, and ultimately the nation of Israel. It also foreshadows the inclusion of all believers as spiritual descendants of Abraham, as articulated in the New Testament, particularly in <a href="/galatians/3-29.htm">Galatians 3:29</a>, where Paul speaks of those who belong to Christ as Abraham's seed.<p><b>in the generations after you</b><br>The covenant is not only for Abraham and his immediate descendants but is intended to last through successive generations. This long-term view reflects God's eternal perspective and His plan for humanity. It underscores the importance of faithfulness and obedience across time, as each generation is called to uphold the covenant. This continuity is seen in the history of Israel and the unfolding of God's redemptive plan, culminating in the coming of Jesus Christ, who establishes a new and everlasting covenant with His people.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The Almighty, who establishes a covenant with Abraham, emphasizing 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/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>A divine agreement between God and Abraham, signifying a lasting relationship and commitment.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/descendants.htm">Descendants</a></b><br>Refers to the future generations of Abraham's lineage, who are also called to uphold the covenant.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/generations_to_come.htm">Generations to Come</a></b><br>Indicates the perpetual nature of the covenant, extending beyond Abraham's immediate descendants.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_covenant.htm">The Importance of Covenant</a></b><br>God's covenant with Abraham is foundational to understanding His relationship with His people. It is a binding agreement that requires faithfulness and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_faithfulness.htm">Generational Faithfulness</a></b><br>The covenant is not just for Abraham but for his descendants. This highlights the importance of teaching and passing down faith to future generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_as_a_response_to_god's_promises.htm">Obedience as a Response to God's Promises</a></b><br>Abraham's call to keep the covenant is a reminder that our obedience is a response to God's faithfulness and promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_significance_of_identity_in_god.htm">The Significance of Identity in God</a></b><br>Being part of God's covenant people shapes identity and purpose. Believers today are called to live in a way that reflects their covenant relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_and_works_in_harmony.htm">Faith and Works in Harmony</a></b><br>The covenant with Abraham shows the harmony between faith and works. Abraham believed God, and his faith was demonstrated through his obedience.<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/bible's_stance_on_female_genital_mutilation.htm">What does the Bible say about female genital mutilation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_new_israel's_identity.htm">What defines the identity of the new Israel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_are_baptism_and_circumcision_linked.htm">How are baptism and circumcision connected?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_god's_people.htm">What defines being part of God's people?</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 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And God said unto Abraham, Thou</span> - literally, <span class="accented">and</span> thou, the other party to the covenant, the antithesis to I (ver. 4) - <span class="cmt_word">shalt keep my</span> <span class="cmt_word">covenant</span> - literally, <span class="accented">my covenant thou shalt keep</span> - <span class="cmt_word">therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/17-9.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">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִים֙</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">also said</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיֹּ֤אמֶר</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·mer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶל־</span> <span class="translit">(’el-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Abraham,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַבְרָהָ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(’aḇ·rā·hām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_85.htm">Strong's 85: </a> </span><span class="str2">Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">“As for you,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַתָּ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you must keep</span><br /><span class="heb">תִשְׁמֹ֑ר</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiš·mōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8104.htm">Strong's 8104: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My covenant,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּרִיתִ֣י</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">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתָּ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and your descendants</span><br /><span class="heb">וְזַרְעֲךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(wə·zar·‘ă·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | 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">for the generations</span><br /><span class="heb">לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḏō·rō·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1755.htm">Strong's 1755: </a> </span><span class="str2">A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to come.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַֽחֲרֶ֖יךָ</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/17-9.htm">Genesis 17:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/17-9.htm">Genesis 17:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/17-9.htm">Genesis 17:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/17-9.htm">Genesis 17:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/17-9.htm">Genesis 17:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/17-9.htm">Genesis 17:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/17-9.htm">Genesis 17:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/17-9.htm">Genesis 17:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/17-9.htm">Genesis 17:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/17-9.htm">Genesis 17:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/17-9.htm">OT Law: Genesis 17:9 God said to Abraham As for you (Gen. 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