Leviticus 12:3

“And on the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.”
Leviticus 12:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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And on the eighthוּ הַשְּׁמִינִיdayבַיּוֹםthe fleshבְּשַׂרof his foreskinעָרְלָתוֹshall be circumcised.יִמּוֹל

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Leviticus 12:3 commands circumcision on the eighth day; in John 7:22-23 Jesus recalls that it is done even on the Sabbath.

The same term appears in both passages.

יִמּוֹלyimolH4135περιτέμνετεperitemneteG4059“circumcise”

Circumcisionמוּל / περιτομήמול peritomē

The cutting of the foreskin of males. Genesis 17:10-12 gives it to Abraham as the sign of the covenant, on the eighth day after birth; Leviticus 12:3 commands it for Israel. Deuteronomy 10:16 and 30:6 also speak of circumcising the heart.

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Leviticus 12:3, word by word

And on the eighthשְּׁמִינִיshemini

eighth

Eighth.

Where else “shemini” appears

dayיּוֹםyom

day

The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.

Where else “yom” appears

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

shall be circumcisedיִמּוֹלyimol

circumcise

To circumcise, also the heart.

Where else “yimol” appears

Translation note

Circumcision on the eighth day comes from Genesis 17:12. This was done with Jesus (Luke 2:21).

The context

2“Speak to the sons of Israel, saying: When a woman conceives and gives birth to a male, she shall be unclean seven days; as in the days of the menstruation of her infirmity she shall be unclean.

3 · This verse (above)

4She shall remain thirty days and three days in the blood of purification; she shall not touch any holy thing and she shall not come into the sanctuary until the days of her purification are completed.

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