Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 17:4-14

4As for meאֲנִ֕י'a.NiH589,behold, my covenantבְרִיתִ֖יve.ri.TiH1285iswith thee, and thou shalt be a fatherלְאַ֖בle.'AvH1of manyהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

5Neither shall thy nameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034any more be calledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121Abramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87,but thy nameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034shall be Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85;for a fatherאַב־'av-H1of manyהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471have I made theeנְתַתִּֽיךָ׃ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414.

6And I will makeוְהִפְרֵתִ֤יve.hif.re.TiH6509thee exceedingH3966fruitfulH6509,and I will makeוּנְתַתִּ֖יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414nationsלְגוֹיִ֑םle.go.YimH1471of thee, and kingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shall come outיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318of thee.

7And I will establishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965my covenantבְּרִיתִ֜יbe.ri.TiH1285between me and thee and thy seedזַרְעֲךָ֧zar.'a.KhaH2233after theeאַחֲרֶ֛יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310in their generationsלְדֹרֹתָ֖םle.do.ro.TamH1755for an everlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769covenantלִבְרִ֣יתliv.RitH1285,to be a Godלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430unto thee, and to thy seedוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֖u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233after theeאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.

8And I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414unto thee, and to thy seedוּלְזַרְעֲךָ֨u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233after theeאַחֲרֶ֜יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310,the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776wherein thou art a strangerמְגֻרֶ֗יךָme.gu.Rei.khaH4033,all the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,for an everlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769possessionלַאֲחֻזַּ֖תla.'a.chu.ZatH272;and I will be their Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

9And Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85,Thou shalt keepתִשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104my covenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285therefore, thou, and thy seedוְזַרְעֲךָ֥ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233after theeאַֽחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310in their generationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃le.do.ro.TamH1755.

10This ismy covenantבְּרִיתִ֞יbe.ri.TiH1285,which ye shall keepתִּשְׁמְר֗וּtish.me.RuH8104,between me and you and thy seedזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233after theeאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310;Every man childזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145among you shall be circumcisedהִמּ֥וֹלhi.MolH4135.

11And ye shall circumciseH5243the fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of your foreskinעָרְלַתְכֶ֑ם'a.re.lat.KhemH6190;and it shall be a tokenלְא֣וֹתle.'otH226of the covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285betwixt me and you.

12And he that is eightשְׁמֹנַ֣תshe.mo.NatH8083daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117oldוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121shall be circumcisedיִמּ֥וֹלyi.MolH4135among you, every man childזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145in your generationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑םle.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755,he that is bornיְלִ֣ידye.LidH3211in the houseבָּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004,or boughtוּמִקְנַת־u.mik.nat-H4736with moneyכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701of any strangerבֶּן־ נֵכָ֔רben- ne.KharH5236 H1121, which isnot of thy seedמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֖mi.zar.'a.KhaH2233.

13He that is bornיְלִ֥ידye.LidH3211in thy houseבֵּֽיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004,and he that is boughtוּמִקְנַ֣תu.mik.NatH4736with thy moneyכַּסְפֶּ֑ךָkas.Pe.khaH3701,must needsהִמּ֧וֹל׀hi.MolH4135be circumcisedיִמּ֛וֹלyi.MolH4135:and my covenantבְרִיתִ֛יve.ri.TiH1285shall be in your fleshבִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖םbiv.sar.KhemH1320for an everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285.

14And the uncircumcisedוְעָרֵ֣ל׀ve.'a.RelH6189man childזָכָ֗רza.KharH2145whoseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of his foreskinעָרְלָת֔וֹa.re.la.ToH6190is not circumcisedיִמּוֹל֙yi.mOlH4135,that soulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cut offוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from his peopleמֵעַמֶּ֑יהָme.'a.Mei.haH5971;he hath brokenהֵפַֽר׃ סhe.FarH6565my covenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285.

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