Genesis 17:10

Covenant and promises

⁸ And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

⁹ And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.

¹¹ And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.

¹² And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.
KJV: This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
WEB: This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your offspring after you. Every male among you shall be circumcised.
ASV: This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee: every male among you shall be circumcised.
DARBY: This is my covenant which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee that every male among you be circumcised.
BLB: This [is] My covenant, which you⁺ shall keep between Me, and between you⁺, and between your seed after you: Every male child among you⁺ shall be circumcised.

ÅB: Dette er pakten mellom meg og dere og dine etterkommere som dere skal holde: Alt mannkjønn hos dere skal omskjæres
OTB: Dette er pakten du skal holde mellom meg og deg og din ætt etter deg: hver mann blant dere skal omskjæres.
B1930: Dette er den pakt mellem mig og eder og din ætt efter dig som I skal holde: Alt mannkjønn hos eder skal omskjæres

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Acts 7:8
And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
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Colossians 2:11–12
In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
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Galatians 5:3–6
For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
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Romans 4:9–11
Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.
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Joshua 5:2
At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.
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Philippians 3:3
For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
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1 Corinthians 7:18–19
Is any man called being circumcised? let him not become uncircumcised. Is any called in uncircumcision? let him not be circumcised.
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Romans 3:30
Seeing it is one God, which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and uncircumcision through faith.
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