Genesis 17:8 “And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are res…”

Genesis 17:8

And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

World English Bible

I will give to you, and to your offspring after you, the land where you are traveling, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. I will be their God.”

American Standard Version

And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

Geneva Bible 1599

And I will giue thee and thy seede after thee the land, wherein thou art a stranger, euen all the land of Canaan, for an euerlasting possession, and I will be their God.

Darby Translation

And I give to thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojourning, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be a God to them.

Young's Literal Translation

and I have given to thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, the whole land of Canaan, for a possession age-during, and I have become their God.'

Bible in Basic English

And to you and to your seed after you, I will give the land in which you are living, all the land of Canaan for an eternal heritage; and I will be their God.

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Cross references

“And I”

Genesis 12:7 Psalm 105:11 Genesis 13:15 Genesis 13:17 Psalm 105:9 Genesis 15:7–21

Genesis 12:7 · BSB

Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring. ” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.

Psalm 105:11 · BSB

“I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”

Genesis 13:15 · BSB

for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.

Genesis 13:17 · BSB

Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.”

Psalm 105:9 · BSB

the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac.

Genesis 15:7–21 · BSB

The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”

“wherein thou art a stranger”

Genesis 28:4 Genesis 23:4

Genesis 28:4 · BSB

And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”

Genesis 23:4 · BSB

“I am a foreigner and an outsider among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”

“everlasting”

Genesis 48:4 Exodus 40:15 Numbers 25:13 Deuteronomy 32:8 2 Samuel 23:5 Exodus 21:6

Genesis 48:4 · BSB

and told me, ‘Behold, I will make you fruitful and multiply you; I will make you a multitude of peoples, and will give this land to your descendants after you as an everlasting possession.’

Exodus 40:15 · BSB

Anoint them just as you anointed their father, so that they may also serve Me as priests. Their anointing will qualify them for a permanent priesthood throughout their generations.”

Numbers 25:13 · BSB

It will be a covenant of permanent priesthood for him and his descendants, because he was zealous for his God and made atonement for the Israelites.”

Deuteronomy 32:8 · BSB

When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when He divided the sons of man, He set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God.

2 Samuel 23:5 · BSB

Is not my house right with God? For He has established with me an everlasting covenant, ordered and secured in every part. Will He not bring about my full salvation and my every desire?

Exodus 21:6 · BSB

then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.

“their”

Leviticus 26:12 Exodus 6:7 Deuteronomy 14:2 Deuteronomy 26:18 Deuteronomy 29:13 Deuteronomy 4:37

Leviticus 26:12 · BSB

I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.

Exodus 6:7 · BSB

I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.

Deuteronomy 14:2 · BSB

for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 26:18 · BSB

And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His people and treasured possession as He promised, that you are to keep all His commandments,

Deuteronomy 29:13 · BSB

and so that He may establish you today as His people, and He may be your God as He promised you and as He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Deuteronomy 4:37 · BSB

Because He loved your fathers, He chose their descendants after them and brought you out of Egypt by His presence and great power,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7I 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.

9God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you.

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