2AndIwillsetH5414mycovenantבְרִיתִ֖יve.ri.TiH1285betweenmeandthee,andwillveryH3966greatlymultiplyH7235thee. 3AndAbramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87fellH5307onhisfaceפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440;andGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430talkedwithhim,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559, 4ItisI:behold,mycovenantבְרִיתִ֖יve.ri.TiH1285iswiththee,andthou shaltbeH1961afatherלְאַ֖בle.'AvH1ofamultitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995ofnationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471. 5Andthynameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034shallnomorebeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961calledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121Abramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87,butthynameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034shallbeH1961Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85;forafatherאַב־'av-H1ofamultitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995ofnationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471haveImadeH5414thee. 6AndIwillmakeוּנְתַתִּ֖יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414theeexceedinglyH3966fruitfulוְהִפְרֵתִ֤יve.hif.re.TiH6509,andIwillmakeH5414nationsלְגוֹיִ֑םle.go.YimH1471ofthee,andkingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shallcomeיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318outofthee. 7AndIwillestablishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֜יbe.ri.TiH1285betweenmeandthee,andthyseedH2233aftertheeintheirgenerationsלְדֹרֹתָ֖םle.do.ro.TamH1755,foraneverlastingcovenantלִבְרִ֣יתliv.RitH1285,tobeH1961aGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430tothee,andtothyseedH2233afterthee. 8AndIgiveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414tothee,andtothyseedH2233afterthee,thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofthysojourning,allthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,foraneverlastingpossessionלַאֲחֻזַּ֖תla.'a.chu.ZatH272;andIwillbeH1961aGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430tothem. 9AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidH559toAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,And[asfor] thee, thou shaltkeepתִשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285, thouandthyseedH2233aftertheeintheirgenerationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃le.do.ro.TamH1755. 10Thisismycovenantבְּרִיתִ֞יbe.ri.TiH1285whichyeshallkeepתִּשְׁמְר֗וּtish.me.RuH8104,betweenmeandyouandthyseedH2233afterthee —thateverymaleזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145amongyoubecircumcisedH4135. 11Andyeshallcircumcisethefleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320ofyourforeskinעָרְלַתְכֶ֑ם'a.re.lat.KhemH6190;and[that]shallbeH1961asignלְא֣וֹתle.'otH226ofthecovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285betweenmeandyou. 12Andateightשְׁמֹנַ֣תshe.mo.NatH8083daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117oldshalleverymaleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145inyourgenerationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑םle.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755becircumcisedH4135amongyou—hewhoisborninthehouseH1004,andhewhoisboughtwithmoneyH3701,anystrangerwhoisnotofthyseedH2233. 13HewhoisborninthyhouseH1004,andhewhoisboughtwiththymoneyH3701, mustbeוְהָיְתָ֧הve.ha.ye.TahH1961circumcisedH4135;andmycovenantבְרִיתִ֛יve.ri.TiH1285shallbeH1961inyourfleshבִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖םbiv.sar.KhemH1320foraneverlastingcovenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285. 14Andtheuncircumcisedוְעָרֵ֣ל׀ve.'a.RelH6189maleזָכָ֗רza.KharH2145whohathnotbeencircumcisedH4135inthefleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320ofhisforeskinעָרְלָת֔וֹa.re.la.ToH6190,thatsoulH5315shallbecutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offfromhispeoplesH5971:hehathbrokenH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285. 15AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidH559toAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, [Asto]Saraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297thywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֔'ish.te.KhaH802, thou shaltnotcallתִקְרָ֥אtik.Ra'H7121hernameשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034Saraiשָׂרָ֑יsa.RaiH8297,butSarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283shallbehernameשְׁמָֽהּ׃she.MahH8034. 16AndIwillblessוּבֵרַכְתִּ֣יu.ve.rakh.TiH1288her,andIwillgiveנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414theeasonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121alsoוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571ofher;andIwillblessוּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יהָ֙u.ve.rakh.Ti.haH1288her,andsheshallbecomeוְהָֽיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.TahH1961nationsלְגוֹיִ֔םle.go.YimH1471:kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofpeoplesH5971shallbeיִהְיֽוּ׃yih.YuH1961ofher. 17AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85fellH5307onhisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440andlaughedוַיִּצְחָ֑קvai.yitz.ChakH6711,andsaidH559inhisheartבְּלִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820,Shall[achild]bebornH3205tohimthatisahundredמֵאָֽה־me.'ah-H3967yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141old?andshallSarahשָׂרָ֔הsa.RahH8283,whoisninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141old,bearH3205? 18AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85saidH559toGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,OhthatIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458mightliveיִחְיֶ֥הyich.YehH2421beforethee! 19AndGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidH559,Sarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283thywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֗'ish.te.KhaH802shallindeedbearיֹלֶ֤דֶתyo.Le.detH3205theeasonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121;andthou shaltcallוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327;andIwillestablishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֥יbe.ri.TiH1285withhim,foraneverlastingcovenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285forhisseedH2233afterhim. 20AndforIshmaelוּֽלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֘אלu.le.yish.ma.'eLH3458IhaveheardH8085thee:behold,Iwillblessבֵּרַ֣כְתִּיbe.Rakh.tiH1288him,andwillmakeוּנְתַתִּ֖יוu.ne.ta.TivH5414himfruitfulוְהִפְרֵיתִ֥יve.hif.rei.TiH6509,andwillveryH3966greatlymultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥יve.hir.bei.TiH7235him;twelveprincesH5387shallhebeget,andIwillmakeH5414himagreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471. 21Butmycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285willIestablishאָקִ֣ים'a.KimH6965withIsaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327,whomSarahשָׂרָה֙sa.RahH8283shallbearתֵּלֵ֨דte.LedH3205totheeatthisappointedH4150timeלַמּוֹעֵ֣דla.mo.'EdH4150inthenextyearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141. 22Andheleftofftalkingwithhim;andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430wentH5927upfromAbrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85. 23AndAbrahamH85tookH3947Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121,andallwhowereborninhishouseH1004,andallwhowereboughtwithhismoneyH3701—everymaleזָכָ֕רza.KharH2145amongthepeopleofAbraham'shouseH1004—andcircumcisedH4135thefleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320oftheirforeskinעָרְלָתָ֗ם'a.re.la.TamH6190onthatsamedayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,asGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430hadsaidH1696tohim. 24AndAbrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85wasninety-nineyearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldwhenhewascircumcisedH4135inthefleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320ofhisforeskinעָרְלָתֽוֹ׃a.re.la.ToH6190. 25AndIshmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458hissonH1121wasthirteenyearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldwhenhewascircumcisedH4135inthefleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320ofhisforeskinעָרְלָתֽוֹ׃a.re.la.ToH6190. 26Intheselfsamedayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117wasAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85circumcisedH4135,andIshmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121; Commentaries on Genesis 17
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