New American Standard Bible 2020

Genesis 17:7-13

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.TamH1755as aneverlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769covenantלִבְרִ֣יתliv.RitH1285,to be Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430to you and to yourdescendantsוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֖u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you.

8AndI will giveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414to you and to yourdescendantsוּלְזַרְעֲךָ֨u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶ֜יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776whereH4033you liveH4033asH4033aH4033strangerH4033,allכָּל־kol-H3605the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,as 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, includinga slaveH3211who is bornH3211in the houseבָּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004or who is boughtוּמִקְנַת־u.mik.nat-H4736with moneyכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701from anyמִכֹּ֣לmi.KolH3605foreignerבֶּן־ נֵכָ֔רben- ne.KharH1121 H5236,whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834is not of yourdescendantsמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֖mi.zar.'a.KhaH2233.

13A slaveH3211who is bornH3211in your houseבֵּֽיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004orwho is boughtוּמִקְנַ֣תu.mik.NatH4736with your moneyכַּסְפֶּ֑ךָkas.Pe.khaH3701shall certainlyהִמּ֧וֹל׀hi.MolH4135be circumcisedיִמּ֛וֹלyi.MolH4135;so My covenantבְרִיתִ֛יve.ri.TiH1285shall be in your fleshבִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖םbiv.sar.KhemH1320as an everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285.

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