Revised Literal Translation

Genesis 17:9-13

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.

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