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Genesis 17

1AndwhenAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87wasH1961ninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673yearsH8141oldandnineוְתֵ֣שַׁעve.Te.sha'H8672,Jehovahappearedוַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toAbramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87,andsaidH559untohim,IamGodאֵ֣ל'elH410Almightyשַׁדַּ֔יsha.DaiH7706;walkהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְhit.ha.LekhH1980beforeme,andbeH1961thouperfectH8549.

2AndIwillmakeוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414mycovenantבְרִיתִ֖יve.ri.TiH1285betweenmeandthee,andwillmultiplyH7235theeexceedinglyH3966.

3AndAbramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87fellH5307onhisfaceפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440:andGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430talkedwithhim,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4Asforme,behold,mycovenantבְרִיתִ֖יve.ri.TiH1285iswiththee,andthou shaltbeH1961thefatherלְאַ֖בle.'AvH1ofamultitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995ofnationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

5Neithershallthynameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034anymorebeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961calledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121Abramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87,butthynameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034shallbeH1961Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85;forthefatherאַב־'av-H1ofamultitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995ofnationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471haveImadeH5414thee.

6AndIwillmakeוּנְתַתִּ֖יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414theeexceedingfruitfulוְהִפְרֵתִ֤יve.hif.re.TiH6509,andIwillmakeH5414nationsלְגוֹיִ֑םle.go.YimH1471ofthee,andkingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shallcomeיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318outofthee.

7AndIwillestablishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֜יbe.ri.TiH1285betweenmeandtheeandthyseedH2233aftertheethroughouttheirgenerationsלְדֹרֹתָ֖םle.do.ro.TamH1755foraneverlastingcovenantלִבְרִ֣יתliv.RitH1285,tobeH1961aGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430unto theeandtothyseedH2233afterthee.

8AndIwillgiveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414unto thee,andtothyseedH2233afterthee,thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthysojourningsמְגֻרֶ֗יךָme.gu.Rei.khaH4033,allthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,foraneverlastingpossessionלַאֲחֻזַּ֖תla.'a.chu.ZatH272;andIwillbeH1961theirGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

9AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidH559untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,Andasforthee, thou shaltkeepתִשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285, thou,andthyseedH2233aftertheethroughouttheirgenerationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃le.do.ro.TamH1755.

10Thisismycovenantבְּרִיתִ֞יbe.ri.TiH1285,whichyeshallkeepתִּשְׁמְר֗וּtish.me.RuH8104,betweenmeandyouandthyseedH2233afterthee:everymaleזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145amongyoushallbecircumcisedH4135.

11AndyeshallbeH1961circumcisedinthefleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320ofyourforeskinעָרְלַתְכֶ֑ם'a.re.lat.KhemH6190;anditshallbeH1961atokenofacovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285betwixtmeandyou.

12Andhethatiseightשְׁמֹנַ֣תshe.mo.NatH8083daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117oldshallbecircumcisedH4135amongyou,everymaleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145throughoutyourgenerationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑םle.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755,hethatisborninthehouseH1004,orboughtwithmoneyH3701ofanyforeignerthatisnotofthyseedH2233.

13HethatisborninthyhouseH1004,andhethatisboughtwiththymoneyH3701, mustneedsbeוְהָיְתָ֧הve.ha.ye.TahH1961circumcisedH4135:andmycovenantבְרִיתִ֛יve.ri.TiH1285shallbeH1961inyourfleshבִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖םbiv.sar.KhemH1320foraneverlastingcovenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285.

14Andtheuncircumcisedוְעָרֵ֣ל׀ve.'a.RelH6189maleזָכָ֗רza.KharH2145whoisnotcircumcisedH4135inthefleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320ofhisforeskinעָרְלָת֔וֹa.re.la.ToH6190,thatsoulH5315shallbecutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offfromhispeopleH5971;hehathbrokenH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285.

15AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidH559untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,AsforSaraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297thywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֔'ish.te.KhaH802, thou shaltnotcallתִקְרָ֥אtik.Ra'H7121hernameשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034Saraiשָׂרָ֑יsa.RaiH8297,butSarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283shallhernameשְׁמָֽהּ׃she.MahH8034be.

16AndIwillblessוּבֵרַכְתִּ֣יu.ve.rakh.TiH1288her,andmoreoverIwillgiveנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414theeasonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121ofher: yea,Iwillblessוּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יהָ֙u.ve.rakh.Ti.haH1288her,andsheshallbeH1961amotherofnationsלְגוֹיִ֔םle.go.YimH1471;kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofpeoplesH5971shallbeH1961ofher.

17ThenAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85fellH5307uponhisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440,andlaughedוַיִּצְחָ֑קvai.yitz.ChakH6711,andsaidH559inhisheartבְּלִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820,ShallachildbebornH3205untohimthatisahundredמֵאָֽה־me.'ah-H3967yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141old?andshallSarahשָׂרָ֔הsa.RahH8283,thatisninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141old,bearH3205?

18AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85saidH559untoGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,OhthatIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458mightliveיִחְיֶ֥הyich.YehH2421beforethee!

19AndGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559, Nay,butSarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283thywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֗'ish.te.KhaH802shallbearיֹלֶ֤דֶתyo.Le.detH3205theeasonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121;andthou shaltcallוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327:andIwillestablishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֥יbe.ri.TiH1285withhimforaneverlastingcovenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285forhisseedH2233afterhim.

20AndasforIshmaelוּֽלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֘אלu.le.yish.ma.'eLH3458,IhaveheardH8085thee:behold,Ihaveblessedבֵּרַ֣כְתִּיbe.Rakh.tiH1288him,andwillmakeוּנְתַתִּ֖יוu.ne.ta.TivH5414himfruitfulוְהִפְרֵיתִ֥יve.hif.rei.TiH6509,andwillmultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥יve.hir.bei.TiH7235himexceedinglyH3966;twelveprincesH5387shallhebeget,andIwillmakeH5414himagreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.

21Butmycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285willIestablishאָקִ֣ים'a.KimH6965withIsaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327,whomSarahשָׂרָה֙sa.RahH8283shallbearתֵּלֵ֨דte.LedH3205unto theeatthissetH6965timeלַמּוֹעֵ֣דla.mo.'EdH4150inthenextyearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141.

22Andheleftofftalkingwithhim,andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430wentH5927upfromAbrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85.

23AndAbrahamH85tookH3947Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121,andallthatwereborninhishouseH1004,andallthatwereboughtwithhismoneyH3701,everymaleזָכָ֕רza.KharH2145amongthemenH376ofAbraham’shouseH1004,andcircumcisedH4135thefleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320oftheirforeskinעָרְלָתָ֗ם'a.re.la.TamH6190intheselfsamedayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,asGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430hadsaidH1696untohim.

24AndAbrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85wasninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldandnineוָתֵ֖שַׁעva.Te.sha'H8672,whenhewascircumcisedH4135inthefleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320ofhisforeskinעָרְלָתֽוֹ׃a.re.la.ToH6190.

25AndIshmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458hissonH1121wasthirteenyearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141old,whenhewascircumcisedH4135inthefleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320ofhisforeskinעָרְלָתֽוֹ׃a.re.la.ToH6190.

26Intheselfsamedayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117wasAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85circumcisedH4135,andIshmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

27AndallthemenH376ofhishouseH1004,thoseborninthehouseH1004,andthoseboughtwithmoneyH3701ofaforeigner,werecircumcisedH4135withhim.

Commentaries on Genesis 17

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