Genesis 17

1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be thou perfect.2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

9 And God said unto Abraham, And as for thee, thou shalt keep my covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations.10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee: every male among you shall be circumcised.11 And ye shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of a covenant betwixt me and you.12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any foreigner that is not of thy seed.13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.14 And the uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.

15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.16 And I will bless her, and moreover I will give thee a son of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be of her.17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?18 And Abraham said unto God, Oh that Ishmael might live before thee!19 And God said, Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.21 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.

22 And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.24 And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.26 In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.27 And all the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money of a foreigner, were circumcised with him.

Genesis 17

The Sign of the Covenant

1 When Abram was 99 years old,t the Lord appeared to him and said,t “I am the sovereign God.t Walkt before met and be blameless.t

2 Then I will confirm my covenantt between me and you, and I will give you a multitude of descendants.”t
3 Abram bowed down with his face to the ground,t and God said to him,t4 “As for me,t thist is my covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations.5 No longer will your name bet Abram. Instead, your name will be Abrahams because I will make yout the father of a multitude of nations.6 I will make yout extremelyt fruitful. I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.t7 I will confirmt my covenant as a perpetualt covenant between me and you. It will extend to your descendants after you throughout their generations. I will be your God and the God of your descendants after you.t

8 I will give the whole land of Canaan – the land where you are now residingt – to you and your descendants after you as a permanentt possession. I will be their God.”
9 Then God said to Abraham, “As for you, you must keept the covenantal requirementt I am imposing on you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.10 This is my requirement that you and your descendants after you must keep:t Every male among you must be circumcised.s11 You must circumcise the flesh of your foreskins. This will be a remindert of the covenant between me and you.12 Throughout your generations every male among you who is eight days oldt must be circumcised, whether born in your house or bought with money from any foreigner who is not one of your descendants.13 They must indeed be circumcised,t whether born in your house or bought with money. The sign of my covenantt will be visible in your flesh as a permanentt reminder.

14 Any uncircumcised malet who has not been circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin will be cut offts from his people – he has failed to carry out my requirement.”t
15 Then God said to Abraham, “As for your wife, you must no longer call her Sarai;t Sarahs will be her name.

16 I will bless her and will give you a son through her. I will bless her and she will become a mother of nations.t Kings of countriest will come from her!”
17 Then Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground and laugheds as he said to himself,t “Cant a son be born to a man who is a hundred years old?t Can Sarahs bear a child at the age of ninety?”t

18 Abraham said to God, “O thatt Ishmael might live before you!”t
19 God said, “No, Sarah your wife is going to bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac.t I will confirm my covenant with him as a perpetualt covenant for his descendants after him.20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you.s I will indeed bless him, make him fruitful, and give him a multitude of descendants.t He will become the father of twelve princes;t I will make him into a great nation.21 But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time next year.”

22 When he finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.ts
23 Abraham took his son Ishmael and every male in his household (whether born in his house or bought with money)t and circumcised themt on that very same day, just as God had told him to do.24 Now Abraham was 99 years oldt when he was circumcised;t25 his son Ishmael was thirteen years oldt when he was circumcised.26 Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the very same day.

27 All the men of his household, whether born in his household or bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.