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Genesis 17:11

Covenant and promises

9 God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you.

10 This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.

You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.

12 Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring.

13 Whether they are born in your household or purchased, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh will be an everlasting covenant.

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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.

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BSB
You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.
KJV
And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
WEB
You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin. It will be a token of the covenant between me and you.
ASV
And ye shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of a covenant betwixt me and you.
DARBY
And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and [that] shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you.
BLB
And you⁺ shall be circumcised in the flesh of your⁺ foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between Me and between you⁺.
ÅB
Dere skal omskjæres på deres forhud; det skal være tegnet på pakten mellom meg og dere.
OTB
Dere skal omskjæres på kjødet av deres forhud, og det skal være tegnet på pakten mellom meg og dere.
B1930
I skal omskjæres på eders forhud; det skal være tegnet på pakten mellem mig og eder.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Romans 4:11

    And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.

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  • Acts 7:8

    Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

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  • Deuteronomy 10:16

    Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more.

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  • Exodus 4:25

    But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched it to Moses’ feet. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said.

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  • Joshua 5:3

    So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.

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  • 1 Samuel 18:25–27

    Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.

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  • 2 Samuel 3:14

    Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred Philistine foreskins.”

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  • Exodus 12:48

    If a foreigner resides with you and wants to celebrate the LORD’s Passover, all the males in the household must be circumcised; then he may come near to celebrate it, and he shall be like a native of the land. But no uncircumcised man may eat of it.

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