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Genesis 17:12

Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring.
Genesis 17:12
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וּבֶן־שְׁמֹנַ֣ת יָמִ֗ים יִמּ֥וֹל לָכֶ֛ם כָּל־זָכָ֖ר לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑ם יְלִ֣יד בָּ֔יִת וּמִקְנַת־כֶּ֙סֶף֙ מִכֹּ֣ל בֶּן־נֵכָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹ֥א מִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֖ הֽוּא׃

  1. וּבֶן־u.ven-“and a son of”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “age” · Strong's H1121L
  2. שְׁמֹנַ֣תshe.mo.Nat“eight”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct · from שְׁמֹנֶה · “eight” · Strong's H8083
  3. יָמִ֗יםya.Mim“days”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  4. יִמּ֥וֹלyi.Mol“he will be circumcised”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּל · “to circumcise” · Strong's H4135A
  5. לָכֶ֛םla.Khem“of you”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from Op2m · “you” · Strong's H9036
  6. כָּל־kol-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  7. זָכָ֖רza.Khar“male”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from זָכָר · “male” · Strong's H2145
  8. לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑םle.do.ro.tei.Khem“for generations your”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from דּוֹר · “generation” · Strong's H1755
  9. יְלִ֣ידye.Lid“one born of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יָלִיד · “born” · Strong's H3211
  10. בָּ֔יִתBa.yit“[the] household”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  11. וּמִקְנַת־u.mik.nat-“and a purchase of”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from מִקְנָה · “purchase” · Strong's H4736
  12. כֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sef“silver”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֶּ֫סֶף · “money” · Strong's H3701G
  13. מִכֹּ֣לmi.Kol“from every”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  14. בֶּן־ben-“son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “age” · Strong's H1121L
  15. נֵכָ֔רne.Khar“foreignness”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from נֵכָר · “foreign” · Strong's H5236
  16. אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.Sher“who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  17. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  18. מִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֖mi.zar.'a.Kha“[is] one of offspring your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from זֶ֫רַע · “children” · Strong's H2233H
  19. הֽוּא׃Hu'“he”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)