And I will (A)establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, (B)to be God to you and (C)your descendants after you. Also (D)I give to you and your descendants after you the land (E)in[a] which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and (F)I will be their God.”

And God said to Abraham: “As for you, (G)you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. 10 This is My covenant which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: (H)Every male child among you shall be circumcised; 11 and you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be (I)a sign of the covenant between Me and you. 12 He who is eight days old among you (J)shall be circumcised, every male child in your generations, he who is born in your house or bought with money from any foreigner who is not your descendant. 13 He who is born in your house and he who is bought with your money must be circumcised, and My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. 14 And the uncircumcised male child, who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that person (K)shall be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 17:8 Lit. of your sojournings

I will establish my covenant(A) as an everlasting covenant(B) between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God(C) and the God of your descendants after you.(D) The whole land of Canaan,(E) where you now reside as a foreigner,(F) I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you;(G) and I will be their God.(H)

Then God said to Abraham, “As for you, you must keep my covenant,(I) you and your descendants after you for the generations to come.(J) 10 This is my covenant with you and your descendants after you, the covenant you are to keep: Every male among you shall be circumcised.(K) 11 You are to undergo circumcision,(L) and it will be the sign of the covenant(M) between me and you. 12 For the generations to come(N) every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised,(O) including those born in your household or bought with money from a foreigner—those who are not your offspring. 13 Whether born in your household or bought with your money, they must be circumcised.(P) My covenant in your flesh is to be an everlasting covenant.(Q) 14 Any uncircumcised male, who has not been circumcised(R) in the flesh, will be cut off from his people;(S) he has broken my covenant.(T)

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