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And Ishmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵאלhis sonבְּנוֹwasבֶּןthirteenשְׁלֹשׁ עֶשְׂרֵהyears oldשָׁנָהwhen he was circumcisedבְּהִמֹּלוֹin the fleshאֵת בְּשַׂרof his foreskin.עָרְלָתוֹ
Genesis 17:25
Study it in the app“And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 17:25, word by word
- And Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאלyishmael
Ishmael
Ishmael, the son of Abram and Hagar, father of twelve tribal chiefs; also the name of other Israelites. The name means "God hears" (Genesis 16:11).
Where else “yishmael” appears- his sonבְּנben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- thirteenשְׁלֹשׁshelosh
three
A quantity of three: three persons or things together.
Where else “shelosh” appears- thirteenעֶשְׂרֵהesre
-teen (ten)
Ten, in the numbers from 11 to 19 (like the "-teen" in "thirteen"); also "-teenth".
Where else “esre” appears- years oldשָׁנָהshana
age
The years of a person's life.
Where else “shana” appears- when he was circumcisedהִמֹּלhimol
circumcise
To circumcise, also the heart.
Where else “himol” appears- in the fleshבְּשַׂרbesar
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “besar” appears- of his foreskinעָרְלָתarlat
foreskin
The skin cut in circumcision.
Where else “arlat” appears
The context
24Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
25 · This verse (above)
26On that very day Abraham was circumcised, and Ishmael his son;
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?