Genesis 17:9-14

Expanded Bible

⁹ Then God said to Abraham, “You and your ·descendants [seed] must ·keep [obey; guard] this ·agreement [covenant; treaty; 6:18] ·from now on [^Lthroughout their generations]. ¹⁰ This is my ·agreement [covenant; treaty; 6:18] with you and all your ·descendants [^Lseed], which you must ·obey [keep; guard]: Every male among you must be circumcised [^Cthe ritual of membership in the covenant/treaty]. ¹¹ ·Cut away [Circumcise] [^Lthe flesh of] your foreskin ·to show that you are prepared to follow the agreement [^Las a sign of the covenant/treaty] between me and you. ¹² ·From now on [^LThroughout your generations] when a baby boy is eight days old, you will circumcise him. This includes any ·boy born among your people [^Lhouse-born slave] or any who is ·your slave [^Lbought with money from a foreigner], who is not one of your ·descendants [^Lseed]. ¹³ Circumcise every baby boy whether he is born in your ·family [^Lhouse] or bought ·as a slave [^Lwith money from a foreigner]. ·Your bodies will be marked to show that you are part of my agreement [^L…so that my covenant/treaty might be in your flesh as a covenant/treaty] that lasts forever. ¹⁴ Any [^Luncircumcised] male ·who [^Lwhose foreskin] is not circumcised will be cut off from his people, because he has broken my ·agreement [covenant; treaty; 6:18].”