Genesis 17

1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.

And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him: 'I am God Almighty; walk before Me, and be thou wholehearted.

2 I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will multiply you exceedingly.”

And I will make My covenant between Me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.'

3 Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,

And Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying:

4 “As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.

'As for Me, behold, My covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.

5 No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.

Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.

6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.

And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

And I will establish My covenant between Me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.

8 And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”

And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.'

9 God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you.

And God said unto Abraham: 'And as for thee, thou shalt keep My covenant, thou, and thy seed after thee throughout their generations.

10 This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.

This is My covenant, which ye shall keep, between Me and you and thy seed after thee: every male among you shall be circumcised.

11 You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.

And ye shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of a covenant betwixt Me and you.

12 Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring.

And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any foreigner, that is not of thy seed.

13 Whether they are born in your household or purchased, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh will be an everlasting covenant.

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.

14 But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”

And the uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken My covenant.'

15 Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai, for her name is to be Sarah.

And God said unto Abraham: 'As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.

16 And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”

And I will bless her, and moreover I will give thee a son of her; yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be of her.'

17 Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”

Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart: 'Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?'

18 And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!”

And Abraham said unto God: 'Oh that Ishmael might live before Thee!'

19 But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.

And God said: 'Nay, but Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son; and thou shalt call his name Isaac; and I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant for his seed after him.

20 As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.

And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee; behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

21 But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”

But My covenant will I establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.'

22 When He had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.

And He left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

23 On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or purchased with his money—every male among the members of Abraham’s household—and he circumcised them, just as God had told him.

And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

24 So Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised,

And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

25 and his son Ishmael was thirteen;

And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

26 Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the same day.

In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.

27 And all the men of Abraham’s household—both servants born in his household and those purchased from foreigners—were circumcised with him.

And all the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money of a foreigner, were circumcised with him.