Genesis 17:25
23 On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or purchased with his money—every male among the members of Abraham’s household—and he circumcised them, just as God had told him.
24 So Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised,
and his son Ishmael was thirteen;
26 Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the same day.
27 And all the men of Abraham’s household—both servants born in his household and those purchased from foreigners—were circumcised with him.
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
- and his son Ishmael was thirteen;
- KJV
- And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
- WEB
- Ishmael, his son, was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
- ASV
- And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
- DARBY
- And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
- BLB
- And Ishmael his son [was] a son of three and ten years when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
- ÅB
- Og Ismael, hans sønn, var tretten år da hans forhud ble omskåret.
- OTB
- Og hans sønn Ismael var tretten år gammel da han ble omskåret.
- B1930
- Og Ismael, hans sønn, var tretten år da hans forhud blev omskåret.