Genesis 17

Abraham and the Covenant of Circumcision

1Now when AbramH87 was ninety-nineH8673H8672 yearsH8141 oldH1121, 1the LordH3068 appearedH7200 to AbramH87 and saidH559 to him, “I am 2GodH410 3AlmightyH7706; WalkH1980 beforeH6440 Me, and be 45blamelessH8549.2I will 6establishH5414 My 7covenantH1285 betweenH996 Me and you, And I will 8multiplyH7235 you exceedinglyH3966.” 3AbramH87 9fellH5307 on his faceH6440, and GodH430 talkedH1696 with him, sayingH559,4“As for Me, beholdH2009, My covenantH1285 is with you, And you will be the fatherH1 of a 10multitudeH1995 of nationsH1471.5NoH3808 longerH5750 shall your nameH8034 be calledH7121 11AbramH87, But 12your nameH8034 shall be 13AbrahamH85; For 14I have madeH5414 you the fatherH1 of a multitudeH1995 of nationsH1471. 6I will makeH6509 you exceedinglyH3966 fruitfulH6509, and I will makeH5414 nationsH1471 of you, and 15kingsH4428 will comeH3318 forthH3318 from you. 7I will establishH6965 My covenantH1285 betweenH996 Me and you and your 16descendantsH2233 afterH310 you throughout their generationsH1755 for an 17everlastingH5769 covenantH1285, 18to be GodH430 to you and 19to your 20descendantsH2233 afterH310 you. 821I will giveH5414 to you and to your 22descendantsH2233 afterH310 you, the landH776 of your sojourningsH4033, allH3605 the landH776 of CanaanH3667, for an everlastingH5769 possessionH272; and 23I will be their GodH430.”

9GodH430 saidH559 further to AbrahamH85, “Now as for you, 24you shall keepH8104 My covenantH1285, you and your 25descendantsH2233 afterH310 you throughout their generationsH1755. 1026ThisH2088 is My covenantH1285, whichH834 you shall keepH8104, betweenH996 Me and you and your 27descendantsH2233 afterH310 you: everyH3605 maleH2145 among you shall be circumcisedH4135. 11And 28you shall be circumcisedH4135 in the fleshH1320 of your foreskinH6190, and it shall be the signH226 of the covenantH1285 betweenH996 Me and you. 12And everyH3605 maleH2145 among you who is 29eightH8083 daysH3117 oldH1121 shall be circumcisedH4135 throughout your generationsH1755, a servant whoH3211 is bornH3211 in the houseH1004 or whoH4736 is boughtH4736 with moneyH3701 from anyH3605 foreignerH1121H5236, whoH834 is not of your 30descendantsH2233. 13A servant whoH3211 is bornH3211 in your houseH1004 or 31whoH4736 is boughtH4736 with your moneyH3701 shall surelyH4135 be circumcisedH4135; thus shall My covenantH1285 be in your fleshH1320 for an everlastingH5769 covenantH1285. 14But an uncircumcisedH6189 maleH2145 whoH834 is not circumcisedH4135 in the fleshH1320 of his foreskinH6190, that personH5315 shall be 32cutH3772 offH3772 from his peopleH5971; he has brokenH6565 My covenantH1285.”

15Then GodH430 saidH559 to AbrahamH85, “As for SaraiH8297 your wifeH802, you shall not callH7121 her nameH8034 SaraiH8297, but 33SarahH8283 shall be her nameH8034. 16I will blessH1288 her, and indeedH1571 I will giveH5414 you 34a sonH1121 by her. Then I will blessH1288 her, and she shall be a mother of nationsH1471; 35kingsH4428 of peoplesH5971 will 36comeH1961 from her.” 17Then AbrahamH85 37fellH5307 on his faceH6440 and laughedH6711, and saidH559 in his heartH3820, “Will a child be bornH3205 to a manH1121 one hundredH3967 yearsH8141 oldH1121? And 38will SarahH8283, who is ninetyH8673 yearsH8141 oldH1323, bearH3205 a child?” 18And AbrahamH85 saidH559 to GodH430, “OhH3863 that IshmaelH3458 might liveH2421 beforeH6440 You!” 19But GodH430 saidH559, “NoH61, but SarahH8283 your wifeH802 will bearH3205 you 39a sonH1121, and you shall callH7121 his nameH8034 40IsaacH3327; and 41I will establishH6965 My covenantH1285 with him for an everlastingH5769 covenantH1285 for his 42descendantsH2233 afterH310 him. 20As for IshmaelH3458, I have heardH8085 you; beholdH2009, I will blessH1288 him, and 43will makeH6509 him fruitfulH6509 and will multiplyH7235 him exceedinglyH3966. 44He shall 45becomeH3205 the fatherH3205 of twelveH8147H6240 princesH5387, and I will makeH5414 him a 46greatH1419 nationH1471. 21But My covenantH1285 I will establishH6965 with 47IsaacH3327, whomH834 48SarahH8283 will bearH3205 to you at thisH2088 seasonH4150 nextH312 yearH8141.” 22When He finishedH3615 talkingH1696 with him, 49GodH430 wentH5927 up from AbrahamH85.

23Then AbrahamH85 tookH3947 IshmaelH3458 his sonH1121, and allH3605 the servants whoH3211 were 50bornH3211 in his houseH1004 and allH3605 whoH4736 were boughtH4736 with his moneyH3701, everyH3605 maleH2145 among the menH376 of Abraham’sH85 householdH1004, and circumcisedH4135 the fleshH1320 of their foreskinH6190 in the veryH6106 sameH6106 dayH3117, 51as GodH430 had saidH1696 to him. 24Now AbrahamH85 was ninety-nineH8673H8672 yearsH8141 oldH1121 when 52he was circumcisedH4135 in the fleshH1320 of his foreskinH6190. 25And 53IshmaelH3458 his sonH1121 was thirteenH7969H6240 yearsH8141 oldH1121 when he was circumcisedH4135 in the fleshH1320 of his foreskinH6190. 26In the veryH6106 sameH6106 dayH3117 AbrahamH85 was circumcisedH4135, and IshmaelH3458 his sonH1121. 27AllH3605 the menH376 of his householdH1004, whoH3211 were 54bornH3211 in the houseH1004 or boughtH4736 with moneyH3701 from a foreignerH1121H5236, were circumcisedH4135 with him.