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Genesis 17:7
New English Translation
Genesis 17:7
New English Translation
7 I will confirm[a] my covenant as a perpetual[b] covenant between me and you. It will extend to your descendants after you throughout their generations. I will be your God and the God of your descendants after you.[c]
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- Genesis 17:7 tn The verb קוּם (qum, “to arise, to stand up”) in the Hiphil verbal stem means “to confirm, to give effect to, to carry out” (i.e., a covenant or oath; see BDB 878-79 s.v. קוּם).
- Genesis 17:7 tn Or “as an eternal.”
- Genesis 17:7 tn Heb “to be to you for God and to your descendants after you.”
Genesis 17:7
New International Version
Genesis 17:7
New International Version
7 I will establish my covenant(A) as an everlasting covenant(B) between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God(C) and the God of your descendants after you.(D)
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