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Genesis 17:4-14

4As formeאֲנִ֕י'a.NiH589, behold, mycovenantבְרִיתִ֖יve.ri.TiH1285is with thee, and thou shalt be afatherלְאַ֖בle.'AvH1ofmanyהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

5Neither shall thynameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034any more becalledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121Abramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87, but thynameשִׁמְךָ֙shim.KhaH8034shall beAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85; for afatherאַב־'av-H1ofmanyהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471have I madetheeנְתַתִּֽיךָ׃ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414.

6And I willmakeוְהִפְרֵתִ֤יve.hif.re.TiH6509theeexceedinglyH3966fruitfulH6509, and I willmakeוּנְתַתִּ֖יךָu.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414nationsלְגוֹיִ֑םle.go.YimH1471of thee, andkingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shall comeforthיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318from thee.

7And I willestablishוַהֲקִמֹתִ֨יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֜יbe.ri.TiH1285between me and thee and thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֧zar.'a.KhaH2233aftertheeאַחֲרֶ֛יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310in theirgenerationsלְדֹרֹתָ֖םle.do.ro.TamH1755for aneverlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769covenantלִבְרִ֣יתliv.RitH1285, to be aGodלֵֽאלֹהִ֔יםle.lo.HimH430to thee, and to thyseedוּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֖u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233aftertheeאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.

8And I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֣יve.na.ta.TiH5414to thee, and to thyseedוּלְזַרְעֲךָ֨u.le.zar.'a.KhaH2233aftertheeאַחֲרֶ֜יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310, thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776in which thou art astrangerמְגֻרֶ֗יךָme.gu.Rei.khaH4033, all thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofCanaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667, for aneverlastingעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769possessionלַאֲחֻזַּ֖תla.'a.chu.ZatH272; and I will be theirGodלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

9AndGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם'av.ra.HamH85, Thou shaltkeepתִשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285therefore, thou, and thyseedוְזַרְעֲךָ֥ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233aftertheeאַֽחֲרֶ֖יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310in theirgenerationsלְדֹרֹתָֽם׃le.do.ro.TamH1755.

10This is mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֞יbe.ri.TiH1285, which ye shallkeepתִּשְׁמְר֗וּtish.me.RuH8104, between me and you and thyseedזַרְעֲךָ֖zar.'a.KhaH2233aftertheeאַחֲרֶ֑יךָ'a.cha.Rei.khaH310; Everymaleזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145among you shall becircumcisedהִמּ֥וֹלhi.MolH4135.

11And ye shallcircumciseH5243thefleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of yourforeskinעָרְלַתְכֶ֑ם'a.re.lat.KhemH6190; and it shall be asignלְא֣וֹתle.'otH226of thecovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285between me and you.

12And he that iseightשְׁמֹנַ֣תshe.mo.NatH8083daysיָמִ֗יםya.MimH3117oldוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121shall becircumcisedיִמּ֥וֹלyi.MolH4135among you, everymaleזָכָ֖רza.KharH2145in yourgenerationsלְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑םle.do.ro.tei.KhemH1755, he that isbornיְלִ֣ידye.LidH3211in thehouseבָּ֔יִתBa.yitH1004, orboughtוּמִקְנַת־u.mik.nat-H4736withmoneyכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701of anystrangerבֶּן־ נֵכָ֔רben- ne.KharH1121 H5236, who is not of thyseedמִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֖mi.zar.'a.KhaH2233.

13He that isbornיְלִ֥ידye.LidH3211in thyhouseבֵּֽיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004, and he that isboughtוּמִקְנַ֣תu.mik.NatH4736with thymoneyכַּסְפֶּ֑ךָkas.Pe.khaH3701, mustneedsהִמּ֧וֹל׀hi.MolH4135becircumcisedיִמּ֛וֹלyi.MolH4135: and mycovenantבְרִיתִ֛יve.ri.TiH1285shall be in yourfleshבִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖םbiv.sar.KhemH1320for aneverlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285.

14And theuncircumcisedוְעָרֵ֣ל׀ve.'a.RelH6189maleזָכָ֗רza.KharH2145whoseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of hisforeskinעָרְלָת֔וֹa.re.la.ToH6190is notcircumcisedיִמּוֹל֙yi.mOlH4135, thatsoulהַנֶּ֥פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315shall be cutoffוְנִכְרְתָ֛הve.nikh.re.TahH3772from hispeopleמֵעַמֶּ֑יהָme.'a.Mei.haH5971; he hathbrokenהֵפַֽר׃ סhe.FarH6565mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֖יbe.ri.TiH1285.

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