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Genesis 17:23-27

23And Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458his sonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121,and all that were bornיְלִידֵ֤יye.li.DeiH3211in his houseבֵיתוֹ֙vei.ToH1004,and all that were boughtמִקְנַ֣תmik.NatH4736with his moneyכַּסְפּ֔וֹkas.PoH3701,every maleזָכָ֕רza.KharH2145among the menבְּאַנְשֵׁ֖יbe.'an.SheiH582of Abraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;and circumcisedוַיָּ֜מָלvai.Ya.molH4135the fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of their foreskinעָרְלָתָ֗ם'a.re.la.TamH6190in the selfsameבְּעֶ֙צֶם֙be.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117,as Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430had saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto him.

24And Abrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85wasninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121and nineוָתֵ֖שַׁעva.Te.sha'H8672,when he was circumcisedבְּהִמֹּל֖וֹbe.hi.mo.LoH4135in the fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320of his foreskinעָרְלָתֽוֹ׃a.re.la.ToH6190.

25And Ishmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458his sonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121wasthirteenשְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.Losh 'es.RehH7969 H6240yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121,when he was circumcisedבְּהִ֨מֹּל֔וֹbe.Hi.mo.LoH4135in the fleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320of his foreskinעָרְלָתֽוֹ׃a.re.la.ToH6190.

26In the selfsameבְּעֶ֙צֶם֙be.'E.tzemH6106dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117was Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85circumcisedנִמּ֖וֹלni.MolH4135,and Ishmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458his sonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

27And all the menאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582of his houseבֵיתוֹ֙vei.ToH1004,bornיְלִ֣ידye.LidH3211in the houseבָּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004,and boughtוּמִקְנַת־u.mik.nat-H4736with moneyכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701of the strangerבֶּן־ נֵכָ֑רben- ne.KharH5236 H1121,were circumcisedנִמֹּ֖לוּni.Mo.luH4135with him.

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