^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

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

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)

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

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

Any male who fails to be circumcised will be cut off from the covenant family for breaking the covenant.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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

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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