Genesis 17:25
23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.
24 And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
26 In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.
27 And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, 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.