Genesis 17:9

9 And God said to Abraham, "Now [as for] you, you must keep my covenant, you and your offspring 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 between your offspring after you, throughout their generations as an everlasting covenant to be as God for you and to your offspring after you.

8 And I will give to you and to your offspring after you {the land in which you are living as an alien}, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting property. And I will be to them as God."

9 And God said to Abraham, "Now [as for] you, you must keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you, throughout their generations.

10 This [is] my covenant which you shall keep, between me and you, and [also] with your offspring after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised.

11 And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you.