Genesis 17
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Genesis 17:1-9

1Now when AbramH87 was ninety-nineH8673H8672 yearsH8141 oldH1121, 1the LordH3068 appearedH7200 to AbramH87 and saidH559 to him, “I am 2GodH410 3AlmightyH7706; WalkH1980 beforeH6440 Me, and be 45blamelessH8549.2I will 6establishH5414 My 7covenantH1285 betweenH996 Me and you, And I will 8multiplyH7235 you exceedinglyH3966.” 3AbramH87 9fellH5307 on his faceH6440, and GodH430 talkedH1696 with him, sayingH559,4“As for Me, beholdH2009, My covenantH1285 is with you, And you will be the fatherH1 of a 10multitudeH1995 of nationsH1471.5NoH3808 longerH5750 shall your nameH8034 be calledH7121 11AbramH87, But 12your nameH8034 shall be 13AbrahamH85; For 14I have madeH5414 you the fatherH1 of a multitudeH1995 of nationsH1471. 6I will makeH6509 you exceedinglyH3966 fruitfulH6509, and I will makeH5414 nationsH1471 of you, and 15kingsH4428 will comeH3318 forthH3318 from you. 7I will establishH6965 My covenantH1285 betweenH996 Me and you and your 16descendantsH2233 afterH310 you throughout their generationsH1755 for an 17everlastingH5769 covenantH1285, 18to be GodH430 to you and 19to your 20descendantsH2233 afterH310 you. 821I will giveH5414 to you and to your 22descendantsH2233 afterH310 you, the landH776 of your sojourningsH4033, allH3605 the landH776 of CanaanH3667, for an everlastingH5769 possessionH272; and 23I will be their GodH430.”

9GodH430 saidH559 further to AbrahamH85, “Now as for you, 24you shall keepH8104 My covenantH1285, you and your 25descendantsH2233 afterH310 you throughout their generationsH1755.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 17:1 Gen 12:7; 18:1 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 17:1 Heb El Shaddai ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 17:1 Gen 28:3; 35:11 ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 17:1 Lit complete, perfect; or having integrity ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 17:1 Gen 6:9; Deut 18:13 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 17:2 Lit give ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 17:2 Gen 15:18 ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 17:2 Gen 13:16; 15:5 ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 17:3 Gen 17:17; 18:2 ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 17:4 Gen 35:11; 48:19 ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 17:5 I.e. exalted father ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 17:5 Neh 9:7 ↩
  13. 13. Genesis 17:5 I.e. father of a multitude ↩
  14. 14. Genesis 17:5 Rom 4:17 ↩
  15. 15. Genesis 17:6 Gen 17:16; 35:11 ↩
  16. 16. Genesis 17:7 Lit seed ↩
  17. 17. Genesis 17:7 Gen 17:13, 19; Ps 105:9, 10; Luke 1:55 ↩
  18. 18. Genesis 17:7 Gen 26:24; Lev 11:45; 26:12, 45; Heb 11:16 ↩
  19. 19. Genesis 17:7 Gen 28:13; Gal 3:16 ↩
  20. 20. Genesis 17:7 Lit seed ↩
  21. 21. Genesis 17:8 Gen 12:7; 13:15, 17; Acts 7:5 ↩
  22. 22. Genesis 17:8 Lit seed ↩
  23. 23. Genesis 17:8 Ex 6:7; 29:45; Lev 26:12; Deut 29:13; Rev 21:7 ↩
  24. 24. Genesis 17:9 Ex 19:5 ↩
  25. 25. Genesis 17:9 Lit seed ↩

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