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 6makeH5414 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 you be namedH7121H8034 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 from you. 7I will establishH6965 My covenantH1285 betweenH996 Me and you and your 16descendantsH2233 afterH310 you throughout their generationsH1755 as an 17everlastingH5769 covenantH1285, 18to be GodH430 to you and 19to your 20descendantsH2233 afterH310 you. 8And 21I will giveH5414 to you and to your 22descendantsH2233 afterH310 you the landH776 whereH4033 you liveH4033 asH4033 aH4033 strangerH4033, allH3605 the landH776 of CanaanH3667, as 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, including a slaveH3211 who is bornH3211 in the houseH1004 or who is boughtH4736 with moneyH3701 from anyH3605 foreignerH1121H5236, whoH834 is not of your 30descendantsH2233. 13A slaveH3211 who is bornH3211 in your houseH1004 or 31who is boughtH4736 with your moneyH3701 shall certainlyH4135 be circumcisedH4135; so My covenantH1285 shall be in your fleshH1320 as an everlastingH5769 covenantH1285. 14But as for an uncircumcisedH6189 maleH2145, one 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 your wifeH802 SaraiH8297, you shall not callH7121 her by the nameH8034 33SaraiH8297, but 34SarahH8283 shall be her nameH8034. 16I will blessH1288 her, and indeedH1571 I will giveH5414 you 35a sonH1121 by her. Then I will blessH1288 her, and she shall be a mother of nationsH1471; 36kingsH4428 of peoplesH5971 will 37comeH1961 from her.” 17Then AbrahamH85 38fellH5307 on his faceH6440 and laughedH6711, and saidH559 in his heartH3820, “Will a child be bornH3205 to a manH1121 a hundredH3967 yearsH8141 oldH1121? And 39will SarahH8283, who is ninetyH8673 yearsH8141 oldH1323, giveH3205 birthH3205 to a child?” 18And AbrahamH85 saidH559 to GodH430, “OhH3863 that IshmaelH3458 might liveH2421 beforeH6440 You!” 19But GodH430 saidH559, “NoH61, but your wifeH802 SarahH8283 will bearH3205 you 40a sonH1121, and you shall nameH7121H8034 him 41IsaacH3327; and 42I will establishH6965 My covenantH1285 with him as an everlastingH5769 covenantH1285 for his 43descendantsH2233 afterH310 him. 20As for IshmaelH3458, I have heardH8085 you; beholdH2009, I will blessH1288 him, and 44makeH6509 him fruitfulH6509 and multiplyH7235 him exceedinglyH3966. 45He shall fatherH3205 twelveH8147H6240 princesH5387, and I will makeH5414 him into a 46greatH1419 nationH1471. 21But I will establishH6965 My covenantH1285 with 47IsaacH3327, whomH834 48SarahH8283 will bearH3205 to you at thisH2088 seasonH4150 nextH312 yearH8141.” 22When He finishedH3615 talkingH1696 with him, 49GodH430 wentH5927 upH5927 from AbrahamH85.

23Then AbrahamH85 tookH3947 his sonH1121 IshmaelH3458, and allH3605 the slaves who were 50bornH3211 in his houseH1004 and allH3605 who were boughtH4736 with his moneyH3701, everyH3605 maleH2145 among the menH376 of Abraham’sH85 householdH1004, and circumcisedH4135 the fleshH1320 of their foreskinH6190 on thisH2088 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 his sonH1121 53IshmaelH3458 was thirteenH7969H6240 yearsH8141 oldH1121 when he was circumcisedH4135 in the fleshH1320 of his foreskinH6190. 26On thisH2088 veryH6106 sameH6106 dayH3117 AbrahamH85 was circumcisedH4135, as well as his sonH1121 IshmaelH3458. 27And allH3605 the menH376 of his householdH1004, those who were 54bornH3211 in the houseH1004 or boughtH4736 with moneyH3701 from a foreignerH1121H5236, were circumcisedH4135 with him.