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

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

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

12 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.

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

14 But 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

God אֱלֹהִים֙ H430 Noun - masculine plural also said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר H559 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular to אֶל־ H413 Preposition Abraham אַבְרָהָ֔ם H85 Noun - proper - masculine singular You וְאַתָּ֖ה H859 Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - second person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker must keep תִשְׁמֹ֑ר H8104 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular My covenant בְּרִיתִ֣י H1285 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular you אַתָּ֛ה H859 Pronoun - second person masculine singular and your descendants וְזַרְעֲךָ֥ H2233 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular in the generations לְדֹרֹתָֽם׃ H1755 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural after you אַֽחֲרֶ֖יךָ H310 Preposition | second person masculine singular
Verse 10

Original words

This זֹ֣את H2063 Pronoun - feminine singular is My covenant בְּרִיתִ֞י H1285 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular with בֵּינִי֙ H996 Preposition | first person common singular . . . וּבֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם H996 Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person masculine plural . . . וּבֵ֥ין H996 Conjunctive waw | Preposition you and your descendants זַרְעֲךָ֖ H2233 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular after you אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ H310 Preposition | second person masculine singular which אֲשֶׁ֣ר H834 Pronoun - relative you are to keep תִּשְׁמְר֗וּ H8104 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Every כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct male among you זָכָֽר׃ H2145 Noun - masculine singular must be circumcised הִמּ֥וֹל H4135 Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute
Verse 11

Original words

You are to circumcise וּנְמַלְתֶּ֕ם H4135 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural - אֵ֖ת H853 Direct object marker the flesh בְּשַׂ֣ר H1320 Noun - masculine singular construct of your foreskin עָרְלַתְכֶ֑ם H6190 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural and this will be וְהָיָה֙ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular a sign לְא֣וֹת H226 Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct of the covenant בְּרִ֔ית H1285 Noun - feminine singular between Me and you בֵּינִ֖י H996 Preposition | first person common singular . . . וּבֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ H996 Conjunctive waw | Preposition | second person masculine plural
Verse 12

Original words

Generation after generation לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑ם H1755 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural every כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct male זָכָ֖ר H2145 Noun - masculine singular - לָכֶ֛ם Preposition | second person masculine plural must be circumcised יִמּ֥וֹל H4135 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular - וּבֶן־ H1121 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct when he is eight שְׁמֹנַ֣ת H8083 Number - masculine singular construct days old יָמִ֗ים H3117 Noun - masculine plural including those born יְלִ֣יד H3211 Noun - masculine singular construct in your household בָּ֔יִת H1004 Noun - masculine singular and those purchased וּמִקְנַת־ H4736 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct . . . כֶּ֙סֶף֙ H3701 Noun - masculine singular from a מִכֹּ֣ל H3605 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct . . . בֶּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct foreigner נֵכָ֔ר H5236 Noun - masculine singular even those הֽוּא׃ H1931 Pronoun - third person masculine singular who אֲשֶׁ֛ר H834 Pronoun - relative are not לֹ֥א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle your offspring מִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֖ H2233 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Verse 13

Original words

Whether they are born יְלִ֥יד H3211 Noun - masculine singular construct in your household בֵּֽיתְךָ֖ H1004 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular or purchased וּמִקְנַ֣ת H4736 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct . . . כַּסְפֶּ֑ךָ H3701 Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular they must be circumcised הִמּ֧וֹל׀ H4135 Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute . . . יִמּ֛וֹל H4135 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular My covenant בְרִיתִ֛י H1285 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular in your flesh בִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖ם H1320 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural will be וְהָיְתָ֧ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular an everlasting עוֹלָֽם׃ H5769 Noun - masculine singular covenant לִבְרִ֥ית H1285 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct
Verse 14

Original words

- וְעָרֵ֣ל׀ H6189 Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular But if any male זָכָ֗ר H2145 Noun - masculine singular - אֲשֶׁ֤ר H834 Pronoun - relative is not לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle circumcised יִמּוֹל֙ H4135 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker - בְּשַׂ֣ר H1320 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . עָרְלָת֔וֹ H6190 Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular [he] הַהִ֖וא H1931 Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular . . . הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ H5315 Article | Noun - feminine singular will be cut off וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה H3772 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular from his people מֵעַמֶּ֑יהָ H5971 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker he has broken הֵפַֽר׃ס H6565 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular My covenant בְּרִיתִ֖י H1285 Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular

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