KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what Genesis 17:8 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“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.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And I will give” | וְנָֽתַתִּ֣י | To give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) | give |
| “unto thee, and to thy seed” | וּלְזַרְעֲךָ֨ | Seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity | seed |
| “after” | אַֽחֲרֶ֜יךָ | Properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) | after |
| “thee,” | אֵ֣ת׀ | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | thee |
| “the land” | אֶ֣רֶץ | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | land |
| “wherein thou art a stranger,” | מְגֻרֶ֗יךָ | A temporary abode; by extension, a permanent residence | wherein art stranger |
| “all” | כָּל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “the land” | אֶ֣רֶץ | The earth (at large, or partitively a land) | land |
| “of Canaan,” | כְּנַ֔עַן | Kenaan, a son a Ham; also the country inhabited by him | Canaan |
| “for an everlasting” | עוֹלָ֑ם | Properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always | everlasting |
| “possession;” | לַֽאֲחֻזַּ֖ת | Something seized, i.e., a possession (especially of land) | possession |
| “and I will be” | וְהָיִ֥יתִי | To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) | and I will be |
| “their God.” | לֵֽאלֹהִֽים׃ | Gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative | God |
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6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
8 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.
9 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
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