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He must surely be circumcised,הִמּוֹל יִמּוֹלthe one bornיְלִידin your houseבֵּיתְךָand the one boughtוּמִקְנַתwith your silver;כַּסְפֶּךָandוְmy covenantבְרִיתִיwill beהָיְתָהin your fleshבִּבְשַׂרְכֶםas an eternalלִ עוֹלָםcovenant.בְרִית
Genesis 17:13
Study it in the app“He 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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 17:13, word by word
- He must surely be circumcisedהִמּוֹלhimol
circumcise
To circumcise, also the heart.
Where else “himol” appears- the one bornיְלִידyelid
home-born
The servant who was born in the master's house and belongs to the household.
Where else “yelid” appears- in your houseבֵּיתְbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- and the one boughtמִקְנַתmiknat
bought servant
A servant bought with silver, who belongs to his master's household.
Where else “miknat” appears- with your silverכַּסְפֶּkaspe
money
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kaspe” appears- my covenantבְרִיתִveriti
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “veriti” appears- will beהָיְתָהhayta
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayta” appears- in your fleshבְשַׂרְvesar
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “vesar” appears- as an eternalעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
The context
12At 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.
13 · This verse (above)
14But an uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that person shall be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.”
To study Genesis 17 in a group
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?