Chapter 17

And when Abram was ninety ⁸¹⁴¹ years old and nine, the LORD appeared¹¹ to Abram, and said⁴ unto him, I [am] the Almighty God; walk¹⁰⁰ before me, and be thou perfect.

And I will make⁴ my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply⁵⁵ thee exceedingly. ³⁹⁶⁶

And Abram fell⁴ on his face: and God talked¹⁷ with him, saying,²

As for me, behold, my covenant [is] with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.

Neither shall thy name any more be called¹¹ Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made¹ thee.

And I will make thee exceeding ³⁹⁶⁶ fruitful,⁵² and I will make¹ nations of thee, and kings shall come out⁴ of thee.

And I will establish⁵² 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.

And I will give¹ 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.

And God said⁴ unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep⁴ my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

This [is] my covenant, which ye shall keep,⁴ between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.⁹

And ye shall circumcise¹ the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.

And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised¹¹ among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, ⁵²³⁶ which [is] not of thy seed.

He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs⁹ be circumcised:¹¹ and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised,¹¹ that soul shall be cut off⁸ from his people; he hath broken⁵² my covenant.

And God said⁴ unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call⁴ her name Sarai, but Sarah [shall] her name [be].

And I will bless¹⁴ her, and give¹ thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless¹⁴ her, and she shall be [a mother] of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

Then Abraham fell⁴ upon his face, and laughed,⁴ and said⁴ in his heart, Shall [a child] be born¹¹ unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?⁴

And Abraham said⁴ unto God, O that Ishmael might live⁴ before thee!

And God said,⁴ Sarah thy wife shall bear⁶ thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call¹ his name Isaac: and I will establish⁵² my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, [and] with his seed after him.

And as for Ishmael, I have heard¹ thee: Behold, I have blessed¹⁴ him, and will make him fruitful,⁵² and will multiply⁵² him exceedingly; ³⁹⁶⁶ twelve ⁸¹⁴⁷ princes shall he beget,⁵⁵ and I will make¹ him a great nation.

But my covenant will I establish⁵⁵ with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear⁴ unto thee at this set time in the next year.

And he left off¹⁷ talking¹⁵ with him, and God went up⁴ from Abraham.

And Abraham took⁴ 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 circumcised⁴ the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said¹⁴ unto him.

And Abraham [was] ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised⁹ in the flesh of his foreskin.

And Ishmael his son [was] thirteen ⁷⁹⁶⁹ years old, when he was circumcised⁹ in the flesh of his foreskin.

In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised,⁸ and Ishmael his son.

And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, ⁵²³⁶ were circumcised⁸ with him.