Study it in the app“At the age of eight days every male among you shall be circumcised throughout your generations, the one born in the house and the one bought with silver from any foreigner who is not of your offspring.”
At the ageוּבֶןof eightשְׁמֹנַתdaysיָמִיםeveryכָּלmaleזָכָרamong youלָכֶםshall be circumcisedיִמּוֹלthroughout your generations,לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶםthe one bornיְלִידin the houseבָּיִתandוּthe one boughtמִקְנַתwith silverכֶּסֶףfromמִanyכֹּלforeignerבֶּן נֵכָרwhoאֲשֶׁרis notלֹא הוּאof your offspring.מִזַּרְעֲךָ
years old
To give someone's age, how long they have lived.
Where else “ven” appearseight
Eight; also "eighth".
Where else “shemonat” appearsday
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yamim” appearsmale
A person of the male sex, man or boy.
Where else “zachar” appearscircumcise
To circumcise, also the heart.
Where else “yimol” appearsgeneration
The people of the same time.
Where else “dorote” appearshome-born
The servant who was born in the master's house and belongs to the household.
Where else “yelid” appearshousehold
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bayit” appearsbought servant
A servant bought with silver, who belongs to his master's household.
Where else “miknat” appearsmoney
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kesef” appearsforeign
What is foreign; "son of a foreigner" is someone of another people.
Where else “nechar” appearsoffspring
The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.
Where else “zara” appearsThere was no coined money: payment was made with weighed silver.
11You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and it will be a sign of the covenant between me and you.
12 · This verse (above)
13He must surely be circumcised, the one born in your house and the one bought with your silver; and my covenant will be in your flesh as an eternal covenant.
1. What it says
What new names did Abram and Sarai receive, and what did Elohim promise Abraham (vv. 5, 15-16)?
2. What it means
What does it show about Elohim’s plan that Abram becomes Abraham, “father of a multitude of nations” (v. 5)?
3. How I live it
What helps you remember each day what Elohim has said about you and your life?
