Genesis 17:9

9 God continued to Abraham, "And you: You will honor my covenant, you and your descendants, generation after generation.

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 I'm establishing my covenant between me and you, a covenant that includes your descendants, a covenant that goes on and on and on, a covenant that commits me to be your God and the God of your descendants.

8 And I'm giving you and your descendants this land where you're now just camping, this whole country of Canaan, to own forever. And I'll be their God."

9 God continued to Abraham, "And you: You will honor my covenant, you and your descendants, generation after generation.

10 This is the covenant that you are to honor, the covenant that pulls in all your descendants: Circumcise every male.

11 Circumcise by cutting off the foreskin of the penis; it will be the sign of the covenant between us.