Genesis 17:11

Whenever you are circumcised, the flesh of your foreskin will be a sign of a covenant 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 covenant, which you must keep, between me and you and your descendants after you: every male among you must be circumcised.

12Every male when he is eight days old, must be circumcised throughout your generations, whether he is born in the house, or bought with money from any foreigner who is not of your offspring.

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Cross References

Joshua 5:3So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites at the Hill of Foreskins.

Romans 4:11Not after, but before. And it was as a sign of this that he received the rite of circumcision – to show the righteousness due to the faith of an uncircumcised man – in order that he might be the father of all who have faith in God even when uncircumcised, so that they also may be regarded by God as righteous;

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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