Genesis 17:11

You are to circumcise your foreskin, and this will be the sign of the agreement between me and you.

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

10This is my agreement with you and your descendants who come after you, the agreement you are to keep: every male among you shall be circumcised.

12From now and for all generations to come every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised. This includes not only your sons but also those born in your household or bought from foreigners.

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Cross References

Exodus 12:48If there's a foreigner who lives with you and wants to celebrate the Lord's Passover, all the males in their household have to be circumcised. Then he may come and celebrate it, and he shall be treated like a native of the land. But no man who is not circumcised may eat it.

Joshua 5:3Joshua had flint knives made and all male Israelites were circumcised at the place that became known as “the hill of foreskins.”

2 Samuel 3:14Then David sent messengers to tell Ishbosheth, son of Saul, “Give me back my wife Michal—I paid a dowry for her of one hundred Philistine foreskins.”

Romans 4:11It was actually before he became a Jew by being circumcised, which was a confirmation of his trust in God to make him right. This happened before he was circumcised, so he is the father of everyone who trusts in God and are considered as right by God, even though they may not be circumcised Jews.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 17:8-15

7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. 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. 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,… Read the whole commentary →

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