Genesis 17:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
Then God said to Abraham, "As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come.

New Living Translation
Then God said to Abraham, “Your responsibility is to obey the terms of the covenant. You and all your descendants have this continual responsibility.

English Standard Version
And God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations.

Berean Study Bible
God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you.

New American Standard Bible
God said further to Abraham, “Now as for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

NASB 1995
God said further to Abraham, "Now as for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

NASB 1977
God said further to Abraham, “Now as for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

Amplified Bible
Further, God said to Abraham, “As for you [your part of the agreement], you shall keep and faithfully obey [the terms of] My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

Christian Standard Bible
God also said to Abraham, “As for you, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations are to keep my covenant.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God also said to Abraham, "As for you, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations are to keep My covenant.

Contemporary English Version
Abraham, you and all future members of your family must promise to obey me.

Good News Translation
God said to Abraham, "You also must agree to keep the covenant with me, both you and your descendants in future generations.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
God also said to Abraham, "You and your descendants in generations to come are to be faithful to my promise.

International Standard Version
God continued to speak to Abraham, "You and your descendants who are born in the future are to keep my covenant—that is, you and your descendants, generation after generation.

NET Bible
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.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

New King James Version
And God said to Abraham: “As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

King James 2000 Bible
And God said unto Abraham, You shall keep my covenant therefore, you, and your descendants after you in their generations.

New Heart English Bible
God said to Abraham, "As for you, you are to keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

World English Bible
God said to Abraham, "As for you, you will keep my covenant, you and your seed after you throughout their generations.

American King James Version
And God said to Abraham, You shall keep my covenant therefore, you, and your seed after you in their generations.

American Standard Version
And God said unto Abraham, And as for thee, thou shalt keep my covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations.

A Faithful Version
And God said to Abraham, "And you shall keep My covenant, you and your seed after you in their generations.

Darby Bible Translation
And God said to Abraham, And [as for] thee, thou shalt keep my covenant, thou and thy seed after thee in their generations.

English Revised Version
And God said unto Abraham, And as for thee, thou shalt keep my covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations.

Webster's Bible Translation
And God said to Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee, in their generations.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Againe God said vnto Abraham, Thou also shalt keepe my couenant, thou, and thy seede after thee in their generations.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And God said agayne vnto Abraham: thou shalt kepe my couenaunt therfore, both thou & thy seede after thee in their generations.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And God sayde morouer vnto Abraham: Kepe my couenaunt then, thou and they sede after the.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And God sayde vnto Abraha: Se thou kepe my testamente both thou and thy seed after the in their tymes:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And God says to Abraham, “And you keep My covenant, you and your seed after you, throughout their generations;

Young's Literal Translation
And God saith unto Abraham, 'And thou dost keep My covenant, thou and thy seed after thee, to their generations;

Smith's Literal Translation
And God will say to Abraham, Thou shalt watch my covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee to their generations.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Again God said to Abraham: And thou therefore shalt keep my covenant, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Again God said to Abraham: “And you therefore shall keep my covenant, and your offspring after you in their generations.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
This is my covenant to observe between me and you and between your seed after you, that you shall circumcise every male.

Lamsa Bible
And God said to Abraham, You shall keep my covenant, you, and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And God said unto Abraham: 'And as for thee, thou shalt keep My covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And God said to Abraam, Thou also shalt fully keep my covenant, thou and thy seed after thee for their generations.
















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