You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.Genesis 17:11
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וּנְמַלְתֶּ֕ם אֵ֖ת בְּשַׂ֣ר עָרְלַתְכֶ֑ם וְהָיָה֙ לְא֣וֹת בְּרִ֔ית בֵּינִ֖י וּבֵינֵיכֶֽם׃
- וּנְמַלְתֶּ֕םu.ne.mal.Tem“and you will be circumcised”Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from מוּל · “to circumcise” · Strong's H4135A
- אֵ֖ת'et“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- בְּשַׂ֣רbe.Sar“[the] flesh of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בָּשָׂר · “flesh” · Strong's H1320
- עָרְלַתְכֶ֑ם'a.re.lat.Khem“foreskin your”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from עׇרְלָה · “foreskin” · Strong's H6190H
- וְהָיָה֙ve.ha.Yah“and it will become”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- לְא֣וֹתle.'ot“<into> a sign of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from אוֹת · “indicator” · Strong's H0226H
- בְּרִ֔יתbe.Rit“[the] covenant”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
- בֵּינִ֖יbei.Ni“between me”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
- וּבֵינֵיכֶֽם׃u.vei.nei.Khem“and between you”Conjunction + Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)