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Genesis 17

Gen. 17:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And I will establish
quwm (Hebrew #6965)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
KJV usage: abide, accomplish, X be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, X be dim, endure, X enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, X but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-)rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-)stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, - rising).
Pronounce: koom
Origin: a primitive root
my covenant
briyth (Hebrew #1285)
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
KJV usage: confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
Pronounce: ber-eeth'
Origin: from 1262 (in the sense of cutting (like 1254))
between me and thee and thy seed
zera` (Hebrew #2233)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
KJV usage: X carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing- time.
Pronounce: zeh'-rah
Origin: from 2232
after thee
'achar (Hebrew #310)
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
KJV usage: after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, + out (over) live, + persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
Pronounce: akh-ar'
Origin: from 309
in their generations
dowr (Hebrew #1755)
from 1752; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
KJV usage: age, X evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity.
Pronounce: dore
Origin: or (shortened) dor {dore}
for an everlasting
`owlam (Hebrew #5769)
from 5956; properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
KJV usage: alway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-))ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world (+ without end). Compare 5331, 5703.
Pronounce: o-lawm'
Origin: or lolam {o-lawm'}
covenant
briyth (Hebrew #1285)
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
KJV usage: confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
Pronounce: ber-eeth'
Origin: from 1262 (in the sense of cutting (like 1254))
i, to be a God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
unto thee, and to thy seed
zera` (Hebrew #2233)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
KJV usage: X carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing- time.
Pronounce: zeh'-rah
Origin: from 2232
after thee
'achar (Hebrew #310)
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
KJV usage: after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, + out (over) live, + persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, thence(-forth), when, with.
Pronounce: akh-ar'
Origin: from 309
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Gen. 28:13• 13And behold, Jehovah stood above it, and said, I am Jehovah, God of Abraham thy father, and God of Isaac: the land on which thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed. (Gen. 28:13)
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Lev. 26:12• 12and I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people. (Lev. 26:12)
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Heb. 11:16• 16but now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he prepared for them a city. (Heb. 11:16)

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Cross References

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Gen. 15:18• 18{i}On the same day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying,{/i} Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates, (Gen. 15:18)
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Gen. 26:24• 24And Jehovah appeared to him the same night, and said, I [am] the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I [am] with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake. (Gen. 26:24)
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Ex. 6:4• 4{i}And I established also my covenant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, in which they were sojourners.{/i} (Ex. 6:4)
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Psa. 105:8‑11• 8He remembered forever his covenant,{HR}A word he commanded to a thousand generations,
 9Which he ratified (cut) with Abraham,{HR}And his oath to Isaac,
 10And he confirmed it to Jacob for a statute,{HR}To Israel an everlasting covenant,
 11Saying, To thee will I give the land of Canaan,{HR}Lot (line) of your inheritance, (Psa. 105:8‑11)
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Mic. 7:20• 20{i}Thou wilt perform truth to Jacob, loving-kindness to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers, from the days of old.{/i} (Mic. 7:20)
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Luke 1:54‑55,72‑75• 54He hath helped Israel, his servant, in order to remember mercy;
 55as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed forever.
 72to fulfil mercy with our fathers, and remember his holy covenant;
 73[the] oath which he swore to Abraham, our father,
 74to give us, that, saved out of the hand of our enemies, we should serve him without fear,
 75in piety and righteousness before him all our days. (Luke 1:54‑55,72‑75)
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Rom. 9:4,8‑9• 4which are Israelites, whose [is] the adoption and the glory and the covenants and the law-giving and the service and the promises;
 8That is, not the children of the flesh, these [are] children of God, but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;
 9for this word is of promise, “According to this time I will come, and Sarah shall have a son.” (Rom. 9:4,8‑9)
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Gal. 3:17• 17Now this I say: the covenant ratified beforehand by God, the law, which took place four hundred and thirty years after, doth not annul so as to make the promise void. (Gal. 3:17)
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Eph. 2:2• 2in which ye once walked according to the age of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience; (Eph. 2:2)
God.
Gen. 26:24• 24And Jehovah appeared to him the same night, and said, I [am] the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I [am] with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham's sake. (Gen. 26:24)
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Gen. 28:13• 13And behold, Jehovah stood above it, and said, I am Jehovah, God of Abraham thy father, and God of Isaac: the land on which thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed. (Gen. 28:13)
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Ex. 3:6,15• 6And he said, I [am] the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look upon God.
 15And God said moreover to Moses, Thus shalt thou say to the children of Israel, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath sent me to you; this [is] my name forever, and this my memorial to all generations. (Ex. 3:6,15)
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Lev. 26:12• 12and I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people. (Lev. 26:12)
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Psa. 81:10• 10I [am] Jehovah thy God{HR}Who brought thee up from the land of Egypt:{HR}Open thy mouth wide and I will fill it. (Psa. 81:10)
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Ezek. 28:26• 26And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am Jehovah their God. (Ezek. 28:26)
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Matt. 22:32• 32{i}I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not God of [the] dead, but of [the] living.{/i} (Matt. 22:32)
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Heb. 8:10• 10Because this [is] the covenant which I will covenant to the house of Israel after those days, saith Jehovah, giving my laws into their mind, I will also write them upon their hearts, and I will be to them for God, and they shall be to me for people. (Heb. 8:10)
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Heb. 11:16• 16but now they desire a better, that is, a heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed of them, to be called their God, for he prepared for them a city. (Heb. 11:16)
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Ex. 19:5‑6• 5Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth is mine,
 6{i}and ye shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak to the children of Israel.{/i} (Ex. 19:5‑6)
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Mark 10:14• 14But when Jesus saw [it], he was indignant, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me; forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God. (Mark 10:14)
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Acts 2:39• 39For to you is the promise, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, as many as [the] Lord our God shall call to [him]. (Acts 2:39)
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Rom. 9:7‑9• 7nor because they are Abraham's seed, [are] they all children, but “In Isaac shall a seed be called to thee.”
 8That is, not the children of the flesh, these [are] children of God, but the children of the promise are reckoned for seed;
 9for this word is of promise, “According to this time I will come, and Sarah shall have a son.” (Rom. 9:7‑9)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And 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 to thee, and to thy seed after thee.

W. Kelly Translation

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and 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.