Genesis 17
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Genesis 17:1-9

1When AbramH87 wasH1961 ninety-nineH8673H8672 yearsH8141 oldH1121H8141, the LORDH3068 appearedH7200 toH413 himH87 and saidH559H413, “IH589 am GodH410 AlmightyH7706.1 WalkH1980 before MeH6440 and beH1961 blamelessH8549. 2I will establishH5414 My covenantH1285 between Me and youH996, and I will multiplyH7235 youH853 exceedinglyH3966.”

3Then AbramH87 fell facedownH5307H5921H6440, and GodH430H559 saidH1696 to himH854, 4“As for MeH589, this isH2009 My covenantH1285 with youH854: You will beH1961 the fatherH1 of manyH1995 nationsH1471. 5NoH3808 longer willH5750 you be calledH7121 AbramH87,2 but your nameH8034 will beH1961 AbrahamH85,3 forH3588 I have made youH5414 a fatherH1 of manyH1995 nationsH1471.4

6I will make you exceedinglyH3966 fruitfulH6509; I will makeH5414 nationsH1471 of you, and kingsH4428 will descendH3318 from youH4480.

7I will establishH6965 My covenantH1285 as an everlastingH5769 covenantH1285 between Me and youH996 and your descendantsH310H1755 after youH2233, to beH1961 your GodH430 and the God of your descendantsH2233 after youH310.

8And to you and your descendantsH2233 I will giveH5414 the landH776 where you are residingH4033—allH3605 the landH776 of CanaanH3667—as an eternalH5769 possessionH272; and I will beH1961 their GodH430.”

9GodH430 also saidH559 toH413 AbrahamH85, “YouH859 must keepH8104 My covenantH1285—youH859 and your descendantsH2233 in the generationsH1755 after youH310.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 17:1 Hebrew El-Shaddai ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father. ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 17:5 Abraham means father of many. ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 17:5 Cited in Romans 4:17 ↩

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