KJV ORIGINAL
And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And God said to Abraham, 'You must keep my agreement with you, and so must your descendants for all future generations.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is telling Abraham that he and all his future family must honor the covenant they've made together.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes during God's establishment of the covenant of circumcision with Abraham when he was 99 years old. God had already promised Abraham descendants and land, but now He was formalizing this agreement with a physical sign. This covenant would become foundational to the identity of the Jewish people as God's chosen nation.
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