And God said unto Abraham, Thou—literally, and thou, the other party to the covenant, the antithesis to I (Genesis 17:4)—shalt keep my covenant—literally, my covenant thou shalt keep—therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
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Genesis 17:9
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