GEN 17:9 Parallel View

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ULT Then God said to Abraham, “And you, you must keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations.

UST Then God continued, “Now as for your part in this agreement, you must obey me. That applies to you as well as all your descendants for all generations to come.

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

OEB God also said to Abraham, ‘As for you, you must keep the requirements of my solemn agreement, you, and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

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

NET 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.

LSV And God says to Abraham, “And you keep My covenant, you and your seed after you, throughout their generations;

FBV Then God told Abraham, “Your part is to keep my agreement—you and your descendants for generations to come.

T4T Then God said to Abraham, “Now you must obey your part of the agreement that I am making with you, and your descendants must also obey it, for all generations.

LEB And God said to Abraham, “Now as for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you, throughout their generations.

BBE And God said to Abraham, On your side, you are to keep the agreement, you and your seed after you through all generations.

MOF No MOF GEN book available

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

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

DRA Again God said to Abraham: And thou therefore shalt keep my covenant, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

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

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

17.9 Elohim

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

WBS And God said to Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee, in their generations.

KJB ¶ And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
(¶ And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy/your seed after thee in their generations. )

BB And God said agayne vnto Abraham: thou shalt kepe my couenaunt therfore, both thou & thy seede after thee in their generations.
(And God said again unto Abraham: thou/you shalt keep my covenant therefore, both thou/you and thy/your seed after thee in their generations.)

GNV Againe God said vnto Abraham, Thou also shalt keepe my couenant, thou, and thy seede after thee in their generations.
(Again God said unto Abraham, Thou also shalt keep my covenant, thou, and thy/your seed after thee in their generations. )

CB And God sayde morouer vnto Abraham: Kepe my couenaunt then, thou and they sede after the.
(And God said moreover/what's_more unto Abraham: Kepe my covenant then, thou/you and they seed after them.)

WYC God seide eft to Abraham, And therfor thou schalt kepe my couenaunt, and thi seed after thee, in her generaciouns.
(God said after to Abraham, And therefore thou/you shalt keep my covenant, and thy/your seed after thee, in her generations.)

LUT Und GOtt sprach zu Abraham: So halte nun meinen Bund, du und dein Same nach dir bei ihren Nachkommen.
(And God spoke to Abraham: So halte now my Bund, you and your Same nach you bei your Nachkommen.)

CLV Dixit iterum Deus ad Abraham: Et tu ergo custodies pactum meum, et semen tuum post te in generationibus suis.
(Dixit iterum God to Abraham: And tu ergo custodies pactum mine, and seed your after you(sg) in generationibus to_his_own. )

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

BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ Θεὸς πρὸς Ἁβραὰμ, σὺ δὲ τὴν. διαθήκην μου διατηρήσεις, σὺ καὶ τὸ σπέρμα σου μετὰ σὲ εἰς τὰς γενεὰς αὐτῶν.
(Kai eipen ho Theos pros Habraʼam, su de taʸn. diathaʸkaʸn mou diataʸraʸseis, su kai to sperma sou meta se eis tas geneas autōn. )

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

Circumcision

Circumcision, the removal of the male foreskin, was practiced by a number of cultures in the ancient world (see Jer 9:25-26).

God chose circumcision as the sign of a covenant that focuses on descendants. God had promised to make Abraham and his descendants into a great nation (Gen 12:2; 17:3-6) and to use them to redeem the Gentile nations (12:3; see Gal 3:8-9). Circumcision was God’s signature in flesh; it would identify Abraham and his descendants as God’s own people (Gen 17:9-14) and remind them to live in faithfulness to the covenant.

Although circumcision was applied to adult males when they joined the covenant community (Gen 17:23-27; Exod 12:48; Josh 5:3-7), it was usually performed on infants (Gen 21:4; Lev 12:3), who received God’s promises and membership in the covenant community through their parents. Faith was required in order to receive God’s blessings, however, as can be seen in the differentiation between Ishmael and Isaac, Esau and Jacob, and Joseph and his brothers. Non-Israelites could also obligate themselves to Israel’s covenant (Exod 12:48; cp. Gen 34:15-24), and circumcision marked their inclusion into the worshiping community (e.g., Exod 12:44).

Circumcision would help Israel recognize and remember that they must lay aside natural impurity. God’s people had to be loyal to the covenant, to the family, and to their own marriages. Intermarriage with uncircumcised people who were not of the covenant was a violation of the covenant. Any man who refused to be circumcised (physically cut in this symbolic way) would be cut off from the covenant people because of his disobedience to God’s command (Gen 17:14).

Circumcision is a symbol of separation from the world, of purity, and of loyalty to the covenant. It provides the powerful metaphor of “circumcision of the heart,” which designates a heart that is committed to God and is inwardly set apart to God, rather than being stubbornly resistant (Lev 26:41; Deut 30:6; Jer 4:4; 9:26; Eph 2:11). Circumcision of the heart evidences salvation and fellowship with God (see Ezek 18:31-32; 36:25-27; Rom 2:28-29; 4:11).

When Jesus Christ established God’s new covenant, he fulfilled the requirements of the old covenant. It is not necessary for Gentile believers to be circumcised, since they are incorporated into the people of God through faith in Christ (Acts 15:1-29; Rom 2:25-29; Gal 2:1-10; 6:15; Col 2:11-12). One must turn in confidence to God and his promises, lay aside sinful behavior and the customs of the world, and live a new life by faith (see Jer 31:33-34; Rom 8:1-17; Gal 5:16–6:10).

Passages for Further Study

Gen 17:9-14, 23-27; 21:4; 34:1-26; Exod 4:24-26; 12:48; Lev 12:3; Josh 5:2-8; Jer 9:25-26; Ezek 44:7-9; Luke 1:59; 2:21; Acts 15:1-31; 16:1-5; Rom 2:25-29; 1 Cor 7:17-19; Gal 5:1-6, 11-12; 6:12-16; Eph 2:11-18; Phil 3:2-7; Col 2:11; 3:11

UTN uW Translation Notes:

וַ⁠יֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל אַבְרָהָ֔ם

and=he/it_said ʼₑlhīmv to/towards ʼAⱱrāhām

Some languages leave out this quote margin, because God is still speaking to the same person. See what you did for similar cases in Gen 16:10-11.

וְ⁠אַתָּ֖ה

and=you(ms)

In the Hebrew text, the pronoun you is emphatic both in form and in sentence position to shift the focus from talking about God’s part in the covenant (verses 4-8) to talking about Abraham’s part. Translate this phrase in a way that shows this change in focus. Alternate translation: “As for you,” or “Now as for your part in my covenant” or “Your responsibility in my agreement is that”

אֶת בְּרִיתִ֣⁠י תִשְׁמֹ֑ר

DOM covenant,my keep

Alternate translation: “you must keep the requirements of my agreement,”

אַתָּ֛ה וְ⁠זַרְעֲ⁠ךָ֥

you(ms) and,offspring,your

For some languages it is better to begin a new sentence here. Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “both you and” or “That includes you and”

וְ⁠זַרְעֲ⁠ךָ֥ אַֽחֲרֶ֖י⁠ךָ

and,offspring,your after,you

Alternate translation: “all your descendants who live after you” or “all your offspring”

לְ⁠דֹרֹתָֽ⁠ם

throughout,generations,their

See how you translated this phrase in verse 7, and a similar phrase in verse 8. Alternate translation: “including all generations to come.” or “for all future generations.”

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