Genesis 17:1–14

Covenant Circumcision

17When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him, saying, “I am God Almighty. ^hLive in My presence and be blameless. ⁱ²I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will multiply you greatly.”

³Then Abram fell facedown and God spoke with him: ⁴“As for Me, My covenant is with you: you will become the father of many nations. ^j5Your name will no longer be Abram, ^kbut your name will be Abraham, ^lfor I will make you the father of many nations. ^m6I will make you extremely fruitful and will make nations and kings come from you. ⁷I will keep My covenant between Me and you, and your future offspring throughout their generations, as an everlasting covenant ⁿto be your God and the God of your offspring after you. ^o8And to you and your future offspring ^pI will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession, ^qand I will be their God.”

⁹God also said to Abraham, “As for you, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations are to keep My covenant. ¹⁰This is My covenant, which you are to keep, between Me and you and your offspring after you: Every one of your males must be circumcised. ¹¹You must circumcise the flesh of your foreskin to serve as a sign of the covenant between Me and you. ^rs12Throughout your generations, every male among you at eight days old is to be circumcised. ^tThis includes a slave born in your house and one purchased with money from any foreigner. The one who is not your offspring, ¹³a slave born in your house, as well as one purchased with money, must be circumcised. My covenant will be marked in your flesh as an everlasting covenant. ¹⁴If 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.”