Revised Version 1895

Genesis 17

1And whenAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87wasninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673yearsH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121andnineוְתֵ֣שַׁעve.Te.sha'H8672, theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068appearedוַיֵּרָ֨אvai.ye.Ra'H7200toAbramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87, andsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, I amGodאֵ֣ל'elH410Almightyשַׁדַּ֔יsha.DaiH7706;walkהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְhit.ha.LekhH1980beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440meH413, and be thouperfectתָמִֽים׃ta.MimH8549.

2And I willmakeוְאֶתְּנָ֥הve.'e.te.NahH5414mycovenantבְרִיתִ֖יve.ri.TiH1285betweenH996meH5414and thee, and willmultiplyוְאַרְבֶּ֥הve.'ar.BehH7235theeexceedinglyH3966.

3AndAbramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87fellוַיִּפֹּ֥לvai.yi.PolH5307on hisfaceפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440: andGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430talkedוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696with him,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4As formeאֲנִ֕י'a.NiH589,beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, mycovenantבְרִיתִ֖יve.ri.TiH1285is with thee, and thou shalt be thefatherלְאַ֖בle.'AvH1of amultitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995ofnationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

5Neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808shall thynameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034anyH5750moreH5750becalledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121Abramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87, but thynameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034shall beAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85; for thefatherאַב־'av-H1of amultitudeהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995ofnationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471have Imadeנְתַתִּֽיךָ׃ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee.

6And I willmakeוּנְתַתִּ֖יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414theeexceedingH3966fruitfulוְהִפְרֵתִ֤יve.hif.re.TiH6509, and I willmakeH5414nationsלְגוֹיִ֑םle.go.YimH1471of thee, andkingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shallcomeיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318outH3318of thee.

7And I willestablishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֜יbe.ri.TiH1285betweenH996meH310and thee and thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֧zar.'a.KhaH2233afterH310theethroughoutH1755theirgenerationsלְדֹרֹתָ֖םle.do.ro.TamH1755for aneverlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769covenantלִבְרִ֣יתliv.RitH1285, to be aGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430unto thee and to thyseedוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֖u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233afterH310thee.

8And I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414unto thee, and to thyseedוּלְזַרְעֲךָ֨u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַחֲרֶ֜יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee, thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of thysojourningsמְגֻרֶ֗יךָme.gu.Rei.khaH4033,allכָּל־kol-H3605thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, for aneverlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769possessionלַאֲחֻזַּ֖תla.'a.chu.ZatH272; and I will be theirGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

9AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, And as for thee, thou shaltkeepתִשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285, thou, and thyseedוְזַרְעֲךָ֥ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233afterאַֽחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310theethroughoutH1755theirgenerationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃le.do.ro.TamH1755.

10This is mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֞יbe.ri.TiH1285,whichH834ye shallkeepתִּשְׁמְר֗וּtish.me.RuH8104,betweenH996meH310andyouH834and thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233afterH310thee;everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145amongyouH834shall becircumcisedהִמּ֥וֹלhi.MolH4135.

11And ye shall be circumcised in thefleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of yourforeskinעָרְלַתְכֶ֑ם'a.re.lat.KhemH6190; and it shall be a token of acovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285betwixtmeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961andyouאֵ֖ת'etH853.

12And he that iseightשְׁמֹנַ֣תshe.mo.NatH8083daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117oldH1121shall becircumcisedיִמּ֥וֹלyi.MolH4135amongyouH834,everyH3605maleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145throughoutH3605yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑םle.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755, he that isbornיְלִ֣ידye.LidH3211in thehouseבָּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004, orboughtוּמִקְנַת־u.mik.nat-H4736withmoneyכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701ofanyH3605stranger,whichH834isnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808of thyseedמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֖mi.zar.'a.KhaH2233.

13He that isbornיְלִ֥ידye.LidH3211in thyhouseבֵּֽיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004, and he that isboughtוּמִקְנַ֣תu.mik.NatH4736with thymoneyכַּסְפֶּ֑ךָkas.Pe.khaH3701, mustneedsוְהָיְתָ֧הve.ha.ye.TahH1961becircumcisedH4135: and mycovenantבְרִיתִ֛יve.ri.TiH1285shall be in yourfleshבִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖םbiv.sar.KhemH1320for aneverlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285.

14And theuncircumcisedוְעָרֵ֣ל׀ve.'a.RelH6189maleזָכָ֗רza.KharH2145who isnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808circumcisedיִמּוֹל֙yi.mOlH4135in thefleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of hisforeskinעָרְלָת֔וֹa.re.la.ToH6190, thatsoulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall becutוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772offH3772from hispeopleמֵעַמֶּ֑יהָme.'a.Mei.haH5971; he hathbrokenהֵפַֽר׃ סhe.FarH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285.

15AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, As forSaraiשָׂרַ֣יsa.RaiH8297thywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֔'ish.te.KhaH802, thou shaltnotלֹא־lo'-H3808callתִקְרָ֥אtik.Ra'H7121herH413nameשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034Saraiשָׂרָ֑יsa.RaiH8297, butSarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283shallherH413nameשְׁמָֽהּ׃she.MahH8034be.

16And I willblessוּבֵרַכְתִּ֣יu.ve.rakh.TiH1288herH5414, andmoreoverH1571I willgiveנָתַ֧תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121ofherH5414: yea, I willblessוּבֵֽרַכְתִּ֙יהָ֙u.ve.rakh.Ti.haH1288herH5414, andsheH1571shall be a mother ofnationsלְגוֹיִ֔םle.go.YimH1471;kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofpeoplesעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971shall be ofherH5414.

17ThenAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֛ם'av.ra.HamH85fellוַיִּפֹּ֧לvai.yi.PolH5307uponעַל־'al-H5921hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440, andlaughedוַיִּצְחָ֑קvai.yitz.ChakH6711, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in hisheartבְּלִבּ֗וֹbe.li.BoH3820, Shall achildH1121bebornיִוָּלֵ֔דyi.va.LedH3205unto him that is anhundredמֵאָֽה־me.'ah-H3967yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldH1121? and shallSarahשָׂרָ֔הsa.RahH8283, that isninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldH1121,bearתֵּלֵֽד׃te.LedH3205?

18AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֖ם'av.ra.HamH85saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Ohל֥וּluH3863thatIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלyish.ma.'ElH3458mightliveיִחְיֶ֥הyich.YehH2421beforeלְפָנֶֽיךָ׃le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee!

19AndGodאֱלֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Nay, butSarahשָׂרָ֣הsa.RahH8283thywifeאִשְׁתְּךָ֗'ish.te.KhaH802shallbearיֹלֶ֤דֶתyo.Le.detH3205thee asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121; and thou shaltcallוְקָרָ֥אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Isaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327: and I willestablishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֥יbe.ri.TiH1285with him for aneverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769covenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285for hisseedלְזַרְע֥וֹle.zar.'OH2233afterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him.

20And as forIshmaelוּֽלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֘אלu.le.yish.ma.'eLH3458, I haveheardשְׁמַעְתִּיךָ֒she.ma'.ti.KhaH8085thee:beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009, I haveblessedבֵּרַ֣כְתִּיbe.Rakh.tiH1288him, and willmakeוּנְתַתִּ֖יוu.ne.ta.TivH5414himfruitfulוְהִפְרֵיתִ֥יve.hif.rei.TiH6509, and willmultiplyוְהִרְבֵּיתִ֥יve.hir.bei.TiH7235himexceedinglyH3966;twelveעָשָׂ֤ר'a.SarH6240princesנְשִׂיאִם֙ne.si.'ImH5387shall hebegetיוֹלִ֔ידyo.LidH3205, and I willmakeH5414him agreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419nationלְג֥וֹיle.GoyH1471.

21But mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285will Iestablishאָקִ֣ים'a.KimH6965withIsaacיִצְחָ֑קyitz.ChakH3327,whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834Sarahשָׂרָה֙sa.RahH8283shallbearתֵּלֵ֨דte.LedH3205unto thee at thissetH6965time in thenextהָאַחֶֽרֶת׃ha.'a.Che.retH312yearבַּשָּׁנָ֖הba.sha.NahH8141.

22And heleftH5927offמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921talkingלְדַבֵּ֣רle.da.BerH1696with him, andGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430wentH5927upH5927fromAbrahamאַבְרָהָֽם׃'av.ra.HamH85.

23AndAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֜ם'av.ra.HamH85tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458hissonבְּנ֗וֹbe.NoH1121, andallכָּל־kol-H3605that werebornיְלִידֵ֤יye.li.DeiH3211in hishouseבֵיתוֹ֙vei.ToH1004, andallכָּל־kol-H3605that wereboughtמִקְנַ֣תmik.NatH4736with hismoneyכַּסְפּ֔וֹkas.PoH3701,everyכָּל־kol-H3605maleזָכָ֕רza.KharH2145among themenH376ofAbraham’sאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, andcircumcisedוַיָּ֜מָלvai.Ya.molH4135thefleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of theirforeskinעָרְלָתָ֗ם'a.re.la.TamH6190in the selfsamedayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117, asGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430hadsaidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto him.

24AndAbrahamוְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םve.'Av.ra.HamH85wasninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121andnineוָתֵ֖שַׁעva.Te.sha'H8672, when he wascircumcisedבְּהִמֹּל֖וֹbe.hi.mo.LoH4135in thefleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320of hisforeskinעָרְלָתֽוֹ׃a.re.la.ToH6190.

25AndIshmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458hissonבְּנ֔וֹbe.NoH1121wasthirteenעֶשְׂרֵ֖ה'es.RehH6240yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121, when he wascircumcisedבְּהִ֨מֹּל֔וֹbe.Hi.mo.LoH4135in thefleshבְּשַׂ֥רbe.SarH1320of hisforeskinעָרְלָתֽוֹ׃a.re.la.ToH6190.

26In the selfsamedayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117wasAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85circumcisedנִמּ֖וֹלni.MolH4135, andIshmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֖אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458hissonבְּנֽוֹ׃be.NoH1121.

27AndallH3605themenH376of hishouseבֵיתוֹ֙vei.ToH1004,thoseH3605bornיְלִ֣ידye.LidH3211in thehouseבָּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004, andthoseH3605boughtוּמִקְנַת־u.mik.nat-H4736withmoneyכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701of the stranger, werecircumcisedנִמֹּ֖לוּni.Mo.luH4135with him.

Commentaries on Genesis 17

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