Genesis 21:4

Genesis 21:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
• New International Version (NIV)When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God commanded him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.

Context of Genesis 21:4

2She became pregnant, and she gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age. This happened at just the time God had said it would. 3And Abraham named their son Isaac. Eight days after Isaac was born, Abraham circumcised him as God had commanded. 5Abraham was 100 years old when Isaac was born. 6And Sarah declared, “God has brought me laughter. All who hear about this will laugh with me.

Genesis 21:4 word by word

וַיָּ֤מָל אַבְרָהָם֙ אֶת־יִצְחָ֣ק בְּנ֔וֹ בֶּן־שְׁמֹנַ֖ת יָמִ֑ים כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה אֹת֖וֹ אֱלֹהִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Abrahamאַבְרָהָם'abrâhâm · AbrahamH85
• circumcisedמוּלmûl · to circumciseH4135
• his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• Isaacיִצְחָקyitschâq · IsaacH3327
• being eightשְׁמֹנֶהshemôneh shemôneh shemônâh shemônâh · eightH8083
• daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• oldבֵּןbên · son: agedH1121
• as Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• had commandedצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680

Cross-references for Genesis 21:4

• Genesis 17:10This is the covenant that you and your descendants must keep: Each male among you must be circumcised.
• Exodus 12:48“If there are foreigners living among you who want to celebrate the Lord’s Passover, let all their males be circumcised. Only then may they celebrate the Passover with you like any native-born Israelite. But no uncircumcised male may ever eat the Passover meal.
• Leviticus 12:3On the eighth day the boy’s foreskin must be circumcised.
• Deuteronomy 12:32“So be careful to obey all the commands I give you. You must not add anything to them or subtract anything from them.
• Luke 1:6Zechariah and Elizabeth were righteous in God’s eyes, careful to obey all of the Lord’s commandments and regulations.
• Luke 2:21Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel even before he was conceived.
• John 7:22But you work on the Sabbath, too, when you obey Moses’ law of circumcision. (Actually, this tradition of circumcision began with the patriarchs, long before the law of Moses.)
• Acts 7:8“God also gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision at that time. So when Abraham became the father of Isaac, he circumcised him on the eighth day. And the practice was continued when Isaac became the father of Jacob, and when Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs of the Israelite nation.

Commentaries on Genesis 21:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4And Abraham circumcised his son - See note on Genesis 17:10, etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-34Verses 1-34 - The Birth of Isaac 7. מלל mı̂lēl “speak,” an ancient and therefore solemn and poetical word. 14. חמת chêmet “bottle,” akin to חמה chāmâh “surround, enclose,” and הוּם chûm “black. באר שׁבע beêr -sheba‛ Beer-sheba, “well of seven.” 22. פיכל pı̂ykol Pikhol, “mouth or spokesman of all.” 23. נין nı̂yn “offspring, kin;” related: “sprout, flourish.” נכד neked “progeny,” perhaps “acquaintance,” cognate with נגד ngd “be before” (the eyes) and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4Abraham responded in faith by naming his son Isaac and circumcising him according to the terms of the covenant (see 17:9–14).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. Abraham called the name of his son ... Isaac ... and circumcised--God was acknowledged in the name which, by divine command, was given for a memorial (compare Ge 17:19), and also in the dedication of the child by administering the seal of the covenant (compare Ge 17:10-12).Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 21:4

• Circumcision
• Isaac
• Obedience

In the dictionaries

• Abraham
• God
• Isaac
• Abraham, Abram
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Call
• Cast
• Everlasting
• Falsely
• Grievous

Commentaries on Genesis 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings