Genesis 17:12
He who is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he who is born in the house, or bought with money from any foreigner who is not of your offspring.This verse in the real world
In what words
- מִקְנָהmiqnâhproperly, a buying, i.e. acquisition; concretely, a piece of property (land or living); al
- יָלִידyâlîydborn
- מוּלmûwlto cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication,
- נֵכָרnêkârforeign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
- זָכָרzâkârproperly, remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex)
- שְׁמֹנֶהshᵉmôneha cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) ei
- דּוֹרdôwrproperly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
- כֶּסֶףkeçephsilver (from its pale color); by implication, money
+3 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Lev 12:3, Luk 2:21, Exo 12:48–49, Luk 1:59, Php 3:5, Jhn 7:22–23, Gen 21:4, Act 7:8