Genesis 17
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Genesis 17:9-14

9Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430also saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, “Youוְאַתָּ֖הve.'a.TahH859אֶת־'et-H853must keepתִשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104My covenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285—youאַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH859and your descendantsוְזַרְעֲךָ֥ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233in the generationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃le.do.ro.TamH1755after youאַֽחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.
10Thisזֹ֣אתzotH2063is My covenantבְּרִיתִ֞יbe.ri.TiH1285withH996you and your descendantsזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233after youאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you are to keepתִּשְׁמְר֗וּtish.me.RuH8104:Everyכָּל־kol-H3605male among youזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145must be circumcisedהִמּ֥וֹלhi.MolH4135.
11You are to circumciseוּנְמַלְתֶּ֕םu.ne.mal.TemH4135אֵ֖ת'etH853the fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of your foreskinעָרְלַתְכֶ֑ם'a.re.lat.KhemH6190,and this will beוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961a signלְא֣וֹתle.'otH226of the covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285between Me and youH996.
12Generation after generationלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑םle.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755,everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145must be circumcisedיִמּ֥וֹלyi.MolH4135וּבֶן־u.ven-H1121when he is eightשְׁמֹנַ֣תshe.mo.NatH8083days oldיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117,including those bornיְלִ֣ידye.LidH3211in your householdבָּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004and those purchasedוּמִקְנַת־ כֶּ֙סֶף֙u.mik.nat- ke.sefH4736H3701from aמִכֹּ֣ל בֶּן־mi.Kol ben-H3605H1121foreignerנֵכָ֔רne.KharH5236—even thoseהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834are notלֹ֥אlo'H3808your offspringמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֖mi.zar.'a.KhaH2233.
13Whether they are bornיְלִ֥ידye.LidH3211in your householdבֵּֽיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004or purchasedוּמִקְנַ֣ת כַּסְפֶּ֑ךָu.mik.Nat kas.Pe.khaH4736H3701,they must be circumcisedH4135.My covenantבְרִיתִ֛יve.ri.TiH1285in your fleshבִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖םbiv.sar.KhemH1320will beוְהָיְתָ֧הve.ha.ye.TahH1961an everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285.
14וְעָרֵ֣ל׀ve.'a.RelH6189But if any maleזָכָ֗רza.KharH2145אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834is notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808circumcisedיִמּוֹל֙yi.mOlH4135אֶת־'et-H853בְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320עָרְלָת֔וֹa.re.la.ToH6190, heהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖ואha.Ne.fesh ha.Hiv'H1931H5315will be cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from his peopleמֵעַמֶּ֑יהָme.'a.Mei.haH5971אֶת־'et-H853;he has brokenהֵפַֽר׃ סhe.FarH6565My covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285.”
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