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Genesis 17:10 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“This {is} my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.”

Genesis 17:10

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Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:

8

And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God. {wherein...: Heb. of thy sojournings}

9

And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

10

This {is} my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.

11

And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.

12

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. {he that is eight...: Heb. a son of eight days}

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