Genesis 17:13

the one born in the house, and him bought with money; and it shall be My covenant in your flesh for a covenant forever.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

12And the son of eight days shall be circumcised among you; every male in your generations, born in the house, or bought with money, of every son of the peoples, who is not of thy sons, circumcising you shall circumcise

14And the male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that man shall perish from the people (because) he hath made void My covenant.

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Cross References

Genesis 9:16And the bow shall be in the cloud, and I will look upon it, to remember the everlasting covenant between the Word of the Lord and between every living soul of all flesh that is upon the earth.

Genesis 15:3And Abram said, Behold, Thou hast not given me a child, and, behold, the son of my house is my heir.

Genesis 37:36And the Midianites sold him in Mizraim to Potiphar, a prince of Pharoh, chief of the killers.

Exodus 12:44But every male servant bought with silver, and thou hast circumcised him, may eat thereof.

Exodus 21:4If his master have given him a wife, and she have borne him sons or daughters, the wife and the children are the master’s, and he shall go out alone.

Leviticus 22:11But if the priest buy a person with a purchase of his money, he may eat of it, and he who hath been born in his house, they may eat of his bread.

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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