Focused Passage

Genesis 17:9-14

God Reaffirms His Covenant, Renames Abram and Sarai, and Appoints Circumcision as the Covenant Sign

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9God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you.

10This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.

11You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.

12Generation 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.

13Whether they are born in your household or purchased, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh will be an everlasting covenant.

14But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 9

Original words

Godאֱלֹהִים֙H430Noun - masculine pluralalso saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singulartoאֶל־H413PrepositionAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔םH85Noun - proper - masculine singularYouוְאַתָּ֖הH859Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markermust keepתִשְׁמֹ֑רH8104Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularMy covenantבְּרִיתִ֣יH1285Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularyouאַתָּ֛הH859Pronoun - second person masculine singularand your descendantsוְזַרְעֲךָ֥H2233Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularin the generationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃H1755Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine pluralafter youאַֽחֲרֶ֖יךָH310Preposition | second person masculine singular
Verse 10

Original words

Thisזֹ֣אתH2063Pronoun - feminine singularis My covenantבְּרִיתִ֞יH1285Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularwithבֵּינִי֙H996Preposition | first person common singular. . .וּבֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔םH996Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person masculine plural. . .וּבֵ֥יןH996Conjunctive waw | Prepositionyou and your descendantsזַרְעֲךָ֖H2233Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularafter youאַחֲרֶ֑יךָH310Preposition | second person masculine singularwhichאֲשֶׁ֣רH834Pronoun - relativeyou are to keepתִּשְׁמְר֗וּH8104Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralEveryכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructmale among youזָכָֽר׃H2145Noun - masculine singularmust be circumcisedהִמּ֥וֹלH4135Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute
Verse 11

Original words

You are to circumciseוּנְמַלְתֶּ֕םH4135Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural-אֵ֖תH853Direct object markerthe fleshבְּשַׂ֣רH1320Noun - masculine singular constructof your foreskinעָרְלַתְכֶ֑םH6190Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine pluraland this will beוְהָיָה֙H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singulara signלְא֣וֹתH226Preposition-l | Noun - common singular constructof the covenantבְּרִ֔יתH1285Noun - feminine singularbetween Me and youבֵּינִ֖יH996Preposition | first person common singular. . .וּבֵינֵיכֶֽם׃H996Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person masculine plural
Verse 12

Original words

Generation after generationלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑םH1755Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluraleveryכָּל־H3605Noun - masculine singular constructmaleזָכָ֖רH2145Noun - masculine singular-לָכֶ֛םPreposition | second person masculine pluralmust be circumcisedיִמּ֥וֹלH4135Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular-וּבֶן־H1121Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular constructwhen he is eightשְׁמֹנַ֣תH8083Number - masculine singular constructdays oldיָמִ֗יםH3117Noun - masculine pluralincluding those bornיְלִ֣ידH3211Noun - masculine singular constructin your householdבָּ֔יִתH1004Noun - masculine singularand those purchasedוּמִקְנַת־H4736Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct. . .כֶּ֙סֶף֙H3701Noun - masculine singularfrom aמִכֹּ֣לH3605Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .בֶּן־H1121Noun - masculine singular constructforeignerנֵכָ֔רH5236Noun - masculine singulareven thoseהֽוּא׃H1931Pronoun - third person masculine singularwhoאֲשֶׁ֛רH834Pronoun - relativeare notלֹ֥אH3808Adverb - Negative particleyour offspringמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֖H2233Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Verse 13

Original words

Whether they are bornיְלִ֥ידH3211Noun - masculine singular constructin your householdבֵּֽיתְךָ֖H1004Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularor purchasedוּמִקְנַ֣תH4736Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct. . .כַּסְפֶּ֑ךָH3701Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularthey must be circumcisedהִמּ֧וֹל׀H4135Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute. . .יִמּ֛וֹלH4135Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularMy covenantבְרִיתִ֛יH1285Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singularin your fleshבִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖םH1320Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine pluralwill beוְהָיְתָ֧הH1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularan everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃H5769Noun - masculine singularcovenantלִבְרִ֥יתH1285Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct
Verse 14

Original words

-וְעָרֵ֣ל׀H6189Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singularBut if any maleזָכָ֗רH2145Noun - masculine singular-אֲשֶׁ֤רH834Pronoun - relativeis notלֹֽא־H3808Adverb - Negative particlecircumcisedיִמּוֹל֙H4135Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object marker-בְּשַׂ֣רH1320Noun - masculine singular construct. . .עָרְלָת֔וֹH6190Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular[he]הַהִ֖ואH1931Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular. . .הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁH5315Article | Noun - feminine singularwill be cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֛הH3772Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularfrom his peopleמֵעַמֶּ֑יהָH5971Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular-אֶת־H853Direct object markerhe has brokenהֵפַֽר׃סH6565Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularMy covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יH1285Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular

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