International Children’s Bible

Genesis 17:4-11 International Children’s Bible (ICB)

4. “I am making my agreement with you: I will make you the father of many nations.

5. I am changing your name from Abram to Abraham. This is because I am making you a father of many nations.

6. I will give you many descendants. New nations will be born from you. Kings will come from you.

7. And I will make an agreement between me and you and all your descendants from now on: I will be your God and the God of all your descendants.

8. You live in the land of Canaan now as a stranger. But I will give you and your descendants all this land forever. And I will be the God of your descendants.”

9. Then God said to Abraham, “You and your descendants must keep this agreement from now on.

10. This is my agreement with you and all your descendants: Every male among you must be circumcised. You must obey this agreement.

11. Cut away the foreskin to show that you follow the agreement between me and you.