KJV King James Version
And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which [is] not of thy seed.
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Genesis 17:12
And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which [is] not of thy seed.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring.
WEB World English Bible
He who is eight days old will be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he who is born in the house, or bought with money from any foreigner who is not of your seed.
ASV American Standard Version
And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any foreigner that is not of thy seed.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘And a son of eight days is circumcised by you; every male to your generations, born in the house, or bought with money from any son of a stranger, who is not of thy seed;
Surrounding context — Genesis 17
9 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
10 This [is] my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which [is] not of thy seed.
13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah [shall] her name [be].
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וּבֶן־H1121 · benson: childשְׁמֹנַ֣תH8083 · she.mo.neheightיָמִ֗יםH3117 · yomdayיִמּ֥וֹלH4135 · multo circumciseלָכֶ֛םH9036 · khemyouכָּל־H3605 · kolallזָכָ֖רH2145 · za.kharmaleלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑םH1755 · dorgenerationיְלִ֣ידH3211 · ya.lidbornבָּ֔יִתH1004 · betplaceוּמִקְנַת־H4736 · miq.nahpurchaseכֶּ֙סֶף֙H3701 · ke.sephsilver: moneyמִכֹּ֣לH3605 · kolallבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childנֵכָ֔רH5236 · ne.kharforeignאֲשֶׁ֛רH834 · a.sherwhichלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֖H2233 · ze.raseedהֽוּא׃H1931 · huhe/she/it
Cross-references
Leviticus 12:3And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.Luke 2:21And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.Luke 1:59And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.Exodus 12:48-49And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.Philippians 3:5Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, [of] the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;Romans 2:28For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither [is that] circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:Acts 7:8And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so [Abraham] begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac [begat] Jacob; and Jacob [begat] the twelve patriarchs.John 7:22-23Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.Genesis 21:4And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.Genesis 17:23And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
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