On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or bought with his money, every male in his household, and circumcised them, as God told him.
Genesis 17:9 - New International Version (Anglicised) Then God said to Abraham, ‘As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And God said to Abraham, As for you, you shall therefore keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. American Standard Version (1901) And God said unto Abraham, And as for thee, thou shalt keep my covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations. Common English Bible God said to Abraham, “As for you, you must keep my covenant, you and your descendants in every generation. Catholic Public Domain Version Again God said to Abraham: "And you therefore shall keep my covenant, and your offspring after you in their generations. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Again God said to Abraham: And thou therefore shalt keep my covenant, and thy seed after thee in their generations. |
On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or bought with his money, every male in his household, and circumcised them, as God told him.
For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just, so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.’
All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful towards those who keep the demands of his covenant.
Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine,