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Genesis 17:8

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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.

And I will give {H5414} unto thee, and to thy seed {H2233} after thee {H310}, the land {H776} wherein thou art a stranger {H4033}, all the land {H776} of Canaan {H3667}, for an everlasting {H5769} possession {H272}; and I will be their God {H430}.

I will give you and your descendants after you the land in which you are now foreigners, all the land of Kena'an, as a permanent possession; and I will be their God."

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.”

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.

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Cross-References

  • Leviticus 26:12 (11 votes)

    And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.

  • Psalms 105:11 (9 votes)

    Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:

  • Genesis 12:7 (8 votes)

    And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.

  • Exodus 6:7 (8 votes)

    And I will take you to me for a people, and I will be to you a God: and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians.

  • Deuteronomy 29:13 (6 votes)

    That he may establish thee to day for a people unto himself, and [that] he may be unto thee a God, as he hath said unto thee, and as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

  • Genesis 13:15 (6 votes)

    For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

  • Deuteronomy 14:2 (6 votes)

    For thou [art] an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that [are] upon the earth.