Acts 7:8
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And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so he begot Isaac and circumcised him the eighth day: and Isaac begot Jacob: and Jacob, the twelve patriarchs.

the covenant.

Genesis 17:9-14 Again God said to Abraham: And thou therefore shalt keep my covenant, and thy seed after thee in their generations. . . .

John 7:22 Therefore, Moses gave you circumcision (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers): and on the sabbath day you circumcise a man.

Romans 4:10 How then was it reputed? When he was in circumcision or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision.

Galatians 3:15,17 Brethren (I speak after the manner of man), yet a man's testament, if it be confirmed, no man despiseth nor addeth to it. . . .

and so.

Genesis 17:12 An infant of eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every manchild in your generations: he that is born in the house, as well as the bought servant, shall be circumcised, and whosoever is not of your stock:

Genesis 21:1-4 And the Lord visited Sara, as he had promised: and fulfilled what he had spoken. . . .

and Isaac.

Genesis 25:21-26 And Isaac besought the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and he heard him, and made Rebecca to conceive. . . .

1 Chronicles 1:34 And Abraham begot Isaac: and his sons were Esau and Israel.

Matthew 1:2 Abraham begot Isaac. And Isaac begot Jacob. And Jacob begot Judas and his brethren.

Romans 9:9-13 For this is the word of promise: According to this time will I come. And Sara shall have a son. . . .

and Jacob.

Genesis 29:31-35 And the Lord seeing that he despised Lia, opened her womb, but her sister remained barren. . . .

Genesis 30:1-24 And Rachel seeing herself without children, envied her sister, and said to her husband: Give me children, otherwise I shall die. . . .

Genesis 35:16,23-26 And going forth from thence, he came in the spring time to the land which leadeth to Ephrata: wherein when Rachel was in travail, . . .

Exodus 1:1-4 These are the names of the children of Israel, that went into Egypt with Jacob: they went in every man with his household: . . .

1 Chronicles 2:1,2 And these are the sons of Israel: Ruben, Simeon, Levi, Juda, Issachar, and Zabulon, . . .

patriarchs.

Acts 2:29 Ye men, brethren, let me freely speak to you of the patriarch David: that he died and was buried; and his sepulchre is with us to this present say.

Hebrews 7:4 Now consider how great this man is, to whom also Abraham the patriarch gave tithes out of the principal things.

Context
Stephen's Address to the Sanhedrin
7And the nation which they shall serve will I judge (said the Lord): and after these things they shall go out and shall serve me in this place. 8And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so he begot Isaac and circumcised him the eighth day: and Isaac begot Jacob: and Jacob, the twelve patriarchs. 9And the patriarchs, through envy, sold Joseph into Egypt. And God was with him,…
Cross References
Genesis 17:10
This is my covenant which you shall observe between me and you, and thy seed after thee: All the male-kind of you shall be circumcised.

Genesis 17:11
And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, that it may be for a sign of the covenant between me and you.

Genesis 21:2
And she conceived and bore a son in her old age, at the time that God had foretold her.

Genesis 21:4
And he circumcised him the eighth day, as God had commanded him,

Genesis 25:26
Isaac was threescore years old when the children were born unto him.

Genesis 29:31
And the Lord seeing that he despised Lia, opened her womb, but her sister remained barren.

Genesis 30:5
When her husband had gone in unto her, conceived and bore a son.

Genesis 35:23
The sons of Lia: Ruben the first born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Juda, and Issachar, and Zabulon.

John 7:22
Therefore, Moses gave you circumcision (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers): and on the sabbath day you circumcise a man.

Acts 2:29
Ye men, brethren, let me freely speak to you of the patriarch David: that he died and was buried; and his sepulchre is with us to this present say.

Hebrews 7:4
Now consider how great this man is, to whom also Abraham the patriarch gave tithes out of the principal things.

Lexicon
Then
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[God] gave
ἔδωκεν (edōken)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1325: To offer, give; I put, place. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to give.

[Abraham]
αὐτῷ (autō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

[the] covenant
διαθήκην (diathēkēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1242: From diatithemai; properly, a disposition, i.e. a contract.

of circumcision,
περιτομῆς (peritomēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 4061: Circumcision. From peritemno; circumcision.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

[Abraham] became the father of
ἐγέννησεν (egennēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1080: From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate.

Isaac
Ἰσαὰκ (Isaak)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2464: (Hebrew), Isaac, the patriarch. Of Hebrew origin; Isaac, the son of Abraham.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

circumcised
περιέτεμεν (perietemen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 4059: To cut around, circumcise. From peri and the base of tomoteros; to cut around, i.e. to circumcise.

him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

on the
τῇ (tē)
Article - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

eighth
ὀγδόῃ (ogdoē)
Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3590: The eighth, one of eight, with seven others. From oktos; the eighth.

day.
ἡμέρᾳ (hēmera)
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset.

And
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

Isaac [became the father of]
Ἰσαὰκ (Isaak)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2464: (Hebrew), Isaac, the patriarch. Of Hebrew origin; Isaac, the son of Abraham.

Jacob,
Ἰακώβ (Iakōb)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2384: Of Hebrew origin; Jacob, the progenitor of the Israelites.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

Jacob
Ἰακὼβ (Iakōb)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 2384: Of Hebrew origin; Jacob, the progenitor of the Israelites.

of the
τοὺς (tous)
Article - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

twelve
δώδεκα (dōdeka)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1427: Twelve; the usual way in which the Twelve apostles of Jesus are referred to. From duo and deka; two and ten, i.e. A dozen.

patriarchs.
πατριάρχας (patriarchas)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3966: A patriarch, head or founder of a family. From patria and archo; a progenitor.


Additional Translations
Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

And He gave to him the covenant of circumcision; and thus he begat Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day, and Isaac Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.

And he gave to him [the] covenant of circumcision; and thus he begat Isaac and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.

"Then He gave him the Covenant of circumcision, and under this Covenant he became the father of Isaac--whom he circumcised on the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve Patriarchs.

He gave him the covenant of circumcision. So Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.

And He gave to him a covenant of circumcision, and so he begat Isaac, and did circumcise him on the eighth day, and Isaac begat Jacob, and Jacob -- the twelve patriarchs;
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