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Genesis 17:7-8 KJV
Genesis · chapter 17 · verses 7–8
7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. 8And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.Genesis 17:7-8 · King James Version
Genesis 17:7-8 in context
5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
6And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
8And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
9And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
10This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
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- generationsdôwrproperly, a revolution of timeH1755 →
- everlastingʻôwlâmproperly, concealedH5769 →
- possessionʼăchuzzâhsomething seizedH272 →
- establishqûwmto riseH6965 →
- covenantbᵉrîytha compactH1285 →
- strangermâgûwra temporary abodeH4033 →
- CanaanKᵉnaʻanKenaan, a son a HamH3667 →
- seedzeraʻseedH2233 →
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Here is, I. The continuance of the covenant, intimated in three things: - 1. It is established; not to be altered nor revoked. It is fixed, it is ratified, it is made as firm as the divine power and truth can make it. 2. It is entailed;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-14