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and allוְכָלthe menאַנְשֵׁיof his house,בֵיתוֹthose bornיְלִידin the houseבָּיִתand those boughtוּמִקְנַתwith silverכֶּסֶףfromמֵאֵתa foreigner,בֶּן נֵכָרwere circumcisedנִמֹּלוּwith him.אִתּוֹ
Genesis 17:27
Study it in the app“and all the men of his house, those born in the house and those bought with silver from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 17:27, word by word
- the menאַנְשֵׁיanshe
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appears- of his houseבֵיתvet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “vet” appears- those bornיְלִידyelid
home-born
The servant who was born in the master's house and belongs to the household.
Where else “yelid” appears- and those boughtמִקְנַתmiknat
bought servant
A servant bought with silver, who belongs to his master's household.
Where else “miknat” appears- with silverכֶּסֶףkesef
money
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kesef” appears- a foreignerבֶּןben
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “ben” appears- a foreignerנֵכָרnechar
foreign
What is foreign; "son of a foreigner" is someone of another people.
Where else “nechar” appears- were circumcisedנִמֹּלוּnimolu
circumcise
To circumcise, also the heart.
Where else “nimolu” appears
The context
26On that very day Abraham was circumcised, and Ishmael his son;
27 · This verse (above)
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?