Genesis 17:9

Genesis 17:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
• New International Version (NIV)Then God said to Abraham, “As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And God said to Abraham, "As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And God said to Abraham: “As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

Context of Genesis 17:9

7I will confirm my covenant as a perpetual covenant between me and you. It will extend to your descendants after you throughout their generations. I will be your God and the God of your descendants after you. 8I will give the whole land of Canaan – the land where you are now residing – to you and your descendants after you as a permanent possession. I will be their God.” 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. 10This is my requirement that you and your descendants after you must keep: Every male among you must be circumcised. 11You must circumcise the flesh of your foreskins. This will be a reminder of the covenant between me and you.

Genesis 17:9 word by word

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֔ם וְאַתָּ֖ה אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֣י תִשְׁמֹ֑ר אַתָּ֛ה וְזַרְעֲךָ֥ אַֽחֲרֶ֖יךָ לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Abrahamאַבְרָהָם'abrâhâm · AbrahamH85
• Thou shalt keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• my covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• therefore, thou, and thy seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• after theeאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• in their generationsדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755

Cross-references for Genesis 17:9

• Psalms 25:10The Lord always proves faithful and reliable to those who follow the demands of his covenant.
• Psalms 103:18to those who keep his covenant, who are careful to obey his commands.
• Isaiah 56:4For this is what the Lord says: “For the eunuchs who observe my Sabbaths and choose what pleases me and are faithful to my covenant,

Commentaries on Genesis 17:9

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-27Verses 1-27 - The Sealing of the Covenant 1. שׁדי shaday Shaddai, “Irresistible, able to destroy, and by inference to make, Almighty.” שׁדד shādad “be strong, destroy.” This name is found six times in Genesis, and thirty-one times in Job. 5. אברהם 'abrâhām Abraham, from אברם 'abrām “high-father,” and הם hām the radical part of המין hāmôn a “multitude,” is obtained by a euphonic abbreviation אברהם 'abrâhām “father of a multitude.” The root רהם rhm…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-14Verses 7-14 The covenant of grace is from everlasting in the counsels of it, and to everlasting in the consequences of it. The token of the covenant was circumcision. It is here said to be the covenant which Abraham and his seed must keep. Those who will have the Lord to be to them a God, must resolve to be to him a people. Not only Abraham and Isaac, and his posterity by Isaac, were to be circumcised, but also Ishmael and the bond-servants. It sealed not…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-14God gave circumcision as a confirming sign that reminded all households of loyalty to the covenant.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-271. Abram ... ninety years old and nine--thirteen years after the birth of Ishmael [Ge 16:16]. During that interval he had enjoyed the comforts of communion with God but had been favored with no special revelation as formerly, probably on account of his hasty and blameable marriage with Hagar. the Lord appeared--some visible manifestation of the divine presence, probably the Shekinah or radiant glory of overpowering effulgence. I am the Almighty God--the…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 17:9

• Abraham
• Children
• Circumcision
• Covenant
• Obedience

In the dictionaries

• Abraham
• God
• Abraham, Abram
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Covenant
• Establish
• Everlasting
• Works, Covenant of
• Agrarian Laws
• Atonement, Day of

Commentaries on Genesis 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings