^17:13They must indeed be circumcised,³⁰ whether born in your house or bought with money. The sign of my covenant³¹ will be visible in your flesh as a permanent³² reminder. ^17:14Any uncircumcised male³³ who has not been circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin will be cut off³⁴ from his people—he has failed to carry out my requirement.”³⁵

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Footnotes

30 The emphatic construction employs the Niphal imperfect tense (collective singular) and the Niphal infinitive.
31 Heb “my covenant.” Here in v. 13 the Hebrew word בְּרִית (bérit) refers to the outward, visible sign, or reminder, of the covenant. For the range of meaning of the term, see the note on the word “requirement” in v. .
32 Or “an eternal.”
33 The disjunctive clause calls attention to the “uncircumcised male” and what will happen to him.
34 Heb “that person will be cut off.” The words “that person” have not been included in the translation for stylistic reasons. The meaning of “cut off” has been discussed at great length. An entire tractate in the is devoted to this subject (tractate Keritot). Being ostracized from the community is involved at the least, but it is not certain whether this refers to the death penalty.
35 Heb “he has broken my covenant.” The noun בְּרִית (bérit) here refers to the obligation required by God in conjunction with the covenantal agreement. For the range of meaning of the term, see the note on the word “requirement” in v. .

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

both he who is born in your house and he who is bought with your money, shall surely be circumcised. So shall my covenant be in your flesh an everlasting covenant. Any uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin shall be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Whether born in your household or bought with your money, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh is to be an everlasting covenant. Any uncircumcised male, who has not been circumcised in the flesh, will be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Whether born in your household or purchased, he must be circumcised. My covenant will be marked in your flesh as a permanent covenant. If any male is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that man will be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.”

NLTNew Living Translation

All must be circumcised. Your bodies will bear the mark of my everlasting covenant. Any male who fails to be circumcised will be cut off from the covenant family for breaking the covenant.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

You must certainly circumcise the servant born in your house and the one bought with your money. And my covenant shall be with your flesh as an everlasting covenant. And as for any uncircumcised male who has not circumcised the flesh of his foreskin, that person shall be cut off from his people. He has broken my covenant.

KJV 1900King James Version

He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.

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