Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 17:7-10

7I will establishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965אֶת־'et-H853My covenantבְּרִיתִ֜יbe.ri.TiH1285as an everlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769covenantלִבְרִ֣יתliv.RitH1285between Me and youH996and your descendantsאַחֲרֶ֛יךָ לְדֹרֹתָ֖ם'a.cha.Rei.kha le.do.ro.TamH310 H1755after youזַרְעֲךָ֧zar.'a.KhaH2233,to beלִהְי֤וֹתlih.YotH1961yourGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430and the God of your descendantsוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֖u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233after youאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.

8And to youand your descendantsוּלְזַרְעֲךָ֨u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233אַחֲרֶ֜יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310אֵ֣ת׀'etH853I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776where you are residingמְגֻרֶ֗יךָme.gu.Rei.khaH4033אֵ֚ת'etH853—allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667—as an eternalעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769possessionלַאֲחֻזַּ֖תla.'a.chu.ZatH272;and I will beוְהָיִ֥יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961theirGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.”

9Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430also saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, “Youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859אֶת־'et-H853must keepתִשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104My covenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285—youאַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH859and your descendantsוְזַרְעֲךָ֥ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233in the generationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃le.do.ro.TamH1755after youאַֽחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.

10Thisזֹ֣אתzotH2063is My covenantבְּרִיתִ֞יbe.ri.TiH1285withH996you and your descendantsזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233after youאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you are to keepתִּשְׁמְר֗וּtish.me.RuH8104:Everyכָּל־kol-H3605male among youזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145must be circumcisedהִמּ֥וֹלhi.MolH4135.

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