New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 17:9-13

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.

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