Genesis 17:12
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.”
כֶּסֶף
Silver, money. Keseph. Come buy without money and without price. The most valuable things God offers cannot be purchased. They are received by faith.
זָכָר
male
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זָכָר
Male, masculine. Zakar. God created male and female. Both equally bear His image. Both are essential to reflecting the fullness of who He is.
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בֵּן
son of
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בֵּן
Son. Ben. A son with full rights. You are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. Full rights. Full access. Full inheritance.
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בַּיִת
the household
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בַּיִת
House, household, family. Bayith. In My Father's house are many rooms. God has a home prepared for everyone who belongs to Him.
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מוּל
he will be circumcised
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מוּל
to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy
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כֹּל
every
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כֹּל
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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שְׁמֹנֶה
eight
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שְׁמֹנֶה
a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) eighth
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יוֹם
days
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יוֹם
Day. Yom. A period of time. This is the day the LORD has made. Every day is His gift.
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נֵכָר
foreignness
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נֵכָר
foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom
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יָלִיד
one born of
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