Genesis 17:13

Whether they are born in your household or purchased, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh will be an everlasting covenant.
Genesis 17:13
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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)

הִמּ֧וֹל׀ יִמּ֛וֹל יְלִ֥יד בֵּֽיתְךָ֖ וּמִקְנַ֣ת כַּסְפֶּ֑ךָ וְהָיְתָ֧ה בְרִיתִ֛י בִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖ם לִבְרִ֥ית עוֹלָֽם׃

  1. הִמּ֧וֹל׀hi.Mol“definitely <be circumcised>”
    Verb, niphal, infinitive construct, common · from מוּל · “to circumcise” · Strong's H4135A
  2. יִמּ֛וֹלyi.Mol“he will be circumcised”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּל · “to circumcise” · Strong's H4135A
  3. יְלִ֥ידye.Lid“[the] one born of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from יָלִיד · “born” · Strong's H3211
  4. בֵּֽיתְךָ֖bei.te.Kha“household your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בַּ֫יִת · “home” · Strong's H1004M
  5. וּמִקְנַ֣תu.mik.Nat“and [the] purchase of”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from מִקְנָה · “purchase” · Strong's H4736
  6. כַּסְפֶּ֑ךָkas.Pe.kha“silver your”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from כֶּ֫סֶף · “money” · Strong's H3701G
  7. וְהָיְתָ֧הve.ha.ye.Tah“and it will be”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  8. בְרִיתִ֛יve.ri.Ti“covenant my”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
  9. בִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖םbiv.sar.Khem“in flesh your”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural · from בָּשָׂר · “flesh” · Strong's H1320
  10. לִבְרִ֥יתliv.Rit“to a covenant of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from בְּרִית · “covenant” · Strong's H1285
  11. עוֹלָֽם׃o.Lam“perpetuity”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹלָם · “enduring” · Strong's H5769G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)