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Berean Standard Bible

“I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.”

Genesis 17:7

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Study note

Abram is ninety-nine when God appears, renames him Abraham, and spells out the covenant first promised years earlier. The chapter also introduces circumcision as the visible sign of belonging to this promise.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

World English Bible (WEB)

I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your offspring after you.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And I will make between me and you and your seed after you through all generations, an eternal agreement to be a God to you and to your seed after you.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y estableceré mi pacto entre mí y ti, y tu simiente después de ti en sus generaciones, por alianza perpetua, para serte á ti por Dios, y á tu simiente después de ti.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Contigo y con tus descendientes haré un pacto que durará para siempre. Debido a este pacto, yo seré tu Dios y el Dios de tus descendientes.

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