Genesis 17:9

9 And God said to Abraham: "As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

Genesis 17:9 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 17:9

And God said unto Abraham, thou shalt keep my covenant
therefore
Observe the sign or token of it, circumcision, in the manner after related:

thou, and thy seed after thee, in their generations;
in successive ages until the Messiah come, the end of the law for righteousness.

Genesis 17:9 In-Context

7 And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and your descendants after you.

8 Also I give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God."

9 And God said to Abraham: "As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

10 This is My covenant which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: Every male child among you shall be circumcised;

11 and you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.