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On thatהַזֶּהveryבְּעֶצֶםdayהַיּוֹםAbrahamאַבְרָהָםwas circumcised,נִמּוֹלand Ishmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵאלhis son;בְּנוֹ
Genesis 17:26
Study it in the app“On that very day Abraham was circumcised, and Ishmael his son;”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 17:26, word by word
- veryעֶצֶםetsem
very
With "day", it means "that very day", stressing that it happened right then.
Where else “etsem” appears- dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- was circumcisedנִמּוֹלnimol
circumcise
To circumcise, also the heart.
Where else “nimol” appears- 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
The context
25And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
26 · This verse (above)
27and all the men of his house, those born in the house and those bought with silver from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
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?