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Genesis 17:11

Covenant and promises

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

10 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.

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.

13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

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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.

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  • Romans 4:11

    And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

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  • 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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  • Deuteronomy 10:16

    Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.

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  • Exodus 4:25

    Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.

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  • Joshua 5:3

    And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

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  • 1 Samuel 18:25–27

    And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

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  • 2 Samuel 3:14

    And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.

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  • Exodus 12:48

    And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.

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