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 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.”

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Hebrew words

וְנָתַתִּיvenatatiand I will giveH5414לְךָlekhato youוּלְזַרְעֲךָulezar'akhaand to offspring yourH2233אַחֲרֶיךָ'achareikhaafter youH310אֵת׀'et<obj.>H853אֶרֶץ'eretz[the] land ofH776מְגֻרֶיךָmegureikhasojournings yourH4033אֵת'et<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605אֶרֶץ'eretz[the] land ofH776כְּנַעַןkena'anCanaanH3667לַאֲחֻזַּתla'achuzatto a possession ofH272עוֹלָםolamperpetuityH5769וְהָיִיתִיvehayitiand I will becomeH1961לָהֶםlahemfor <the> themלֵאלֹהִים׃lelohim<into> GodH430

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Related verses

Leviticus 26:12
And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.
Psalm 105:11
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Genesis 12:7
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.Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
Exodus 6:7
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.I will take you as My own people, and I will be your God. Then you will know that I am the LORD your God, who brought you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians.
Genesis 13:15
For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.
Deuteronomy 14:2
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.for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.
Deuteronomy 26:18
And the Lord hath avouched thee this day to be his peculiar people, as he hath promised thee, and that thou shouldest keep all his commandments;And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His people and treasured possession as He promised, that you are to keep all His commandments,
Deuteronomy 29:13
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.and so that He may establish you today as His people, and He may be your God as He promised you and as He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Genesis 28:4
And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”
Genesis 13:17
Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.”

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