And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
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Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd God said unto Abraham, And as for thee, thou shalt keep my covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations.
God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you.
And God saith unto Abraham, `And thou dost keep My covenant, thou and thy seed after thee, to their generations;
AndGod said to Abraham, And [as for] thee, thou shalt keep my covenant, thou and thy seed after thee in their generations.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)