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Genesis 17:4-14

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.

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