New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 17:4-14

4“As for Me, beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,My covenantבְרִיתִ֖יve.ri.TiH1285is with you,And you will be the fatherלְאַ֖בle.'AvH1of amultitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995of nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

5Noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֛וֹדodH5750shall your nameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034be calledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121Abramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87, Butyour nameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034shall beAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85; ForI have madeנְתַתִּֽיךָ׃ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414you the fatherאַב־'av-H1of a multitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995of nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471.

6I will makeוְהִפְרֵתִ֤יve.hif.re.TiH6509you exceedinglyH3966fruitfulH6509,and I will makeוּנְתַתִּ֖יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414nationsלְגוֹיִ֑םle.go.YimH1471of you, andkingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428will comeיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318forthH3318from you.

7I will establishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965My covenantבְּרִיתִ֜יbe.ri.TiH1285betweenH996Me and you and yourdescendantsזַרְעֲךָ֧zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶ֛יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you throughout their generationsלְדֹרֹתָ֖םle.do.ro.TamH1755for aneverlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769covenantלִבְרִ֣יתliv.RitH1285,to be Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430to you and to yourdescendantsוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֖u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you.

8I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414to you and to yourdescendantsוּלְזַרְעֲךָ֨u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶ֜יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you, the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of your sojourningsמְגֻרֶ֗יךָme.gu.Rei.khaH4033,allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,for an everlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769possessionלַאֲחֻזַּ֖תla.'a.chu.ZatH272; andI will be their Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.”

9Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559further to Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, “Now as for you,you shall keepתִשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104My covenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285, you and yourdescendantsוְזַרְעֲךָ֥ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַֽחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you throughout their generationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃le.do.ro.TamH1755.

10ThisH2088is My covenantבְּרִיתִ֞יbe.ri.TiH1285,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you shall keepתִּשְׁמְר֗וּtish.me.RuH8104,betweenH996Me and you and yourdescendantsזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you: everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145among you shall be circumcisedהִמּ֥וֹלhi.MolH4135.

11Andyou shall be circumcisedוּנְמַלְתֶּ֕םu.ne.mal.TemH4135in the fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of your foreskinעָרְלַתְכֶ֑ם'a.re.lat.KhemH6190,and it shall be the signלְא֣וֹתle.'otH226of the covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285betweenH996Me and you.

12And everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145among you who iseightשְׁמֹנַ֣תshe.mo.NatH8083daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117oldוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121shall be circumcisedיִמּ֥וֹלyi.MolH4135throughout your generationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑םle.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755, a servantwhoH3211is bornH3211in the houseבָּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004or whoH4736is boughtH4736with moneyכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701from anyמִכֹּ֣לmi.KolH3605foreignerבֶּן־ נֵכָ֔רben- ne.KharH1121 H5236,whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834is not of yourdescendantsמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֖mi.zar.'a.KhaH2233.

13A servantwhoH3211is bornH3211in your houseבֵּֽיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004orwhoH4736is boughtH4736with your moneyכַּסְפֶּ֑ךָkas.Pe.khaH3701shall surelyהִמּ֧וֹל׀hi.MolH4135be circumcisedיִמּ֛וֹלyi.MolH4135;thus shall My covenantבְרִיתִ֛יve.ri.TiH1285be in your fleshבִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖םbiv.sar.KhemH1320for an everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285.

14But an uncircumcisedוְעָרֵ֣ל׀ve.'a.RelH6189maleזָכָ֗רza.KharH2145whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834is not circumcisedיִמּוֹל֙yi.mOlH4135in the fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of his foreskinעָרְלָת֔וֹa.re.la.ToH6190,that personהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall becutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from his peopleמֵעַמֶּ֑יהָme.'a.Mei.haH5971;he has brokenהֵפַֽר׃ סhe.FarH6565My covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285.”

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