Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You are to undergo circumcision, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and you. New Living Translation You must cut off the flesh of your foreskin as a sign of the covenant between me and you. English Standard Version You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you. Berean Standard Bible You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you. King James Bible And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you. New King James Version and you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between Me and you. New American Standard Bible And you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be the sign of the covenant between Me and you. NASB 1995 “And you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be the sign of the covenant between Me and you. NASB 1977 “And you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be the sign of the covenant between Me and you. Legacy Standard Bible And you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be the sign of the covenant between Me and you. Amplified Bible And you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be the sign (symbol, memorial) of the covenant between Me and you. Christian Standard Bible You must circumcise the flesh of your foreskin to serve as a sign of the covenant between me and you. Holman Christian Standard Bible You must circumcise the flesh of your foreskin to serve as a sign of the covenant between Me and you. American Standard Version And ye shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of a covenant betwixt me and you. English Revised Version And ye shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of a covenant betwixt me and you. GOD'S WORD® Translation All of you must be circumcised. That will be the sign of the promise from me to you. International Standard Version You are all to be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and this is to be the sign of the covenant between me and you. Majority Standard Bible You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you. NET Bible You must circumcise the flesh of your foreskins. This will be a reminder of the covenant between me and you. New Heart English Bible You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin. It will be a sign of the covenant between me and you. Webster's Bible Translation And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you. World English Bible You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin. It will be a token of the covenant between me and you. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand you have circumcised the flesh of your foreskin, and it has become a token of a covenant between Me and you. Young's Literal Translation and ye have circumcised the flesh of your foreskin, and it hath become a token of a covenant between Me and you. Smith's Literal Translation And ye circumcised the flesh of your uncircumcision; and it was for a sign of the covenant between me and between you. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, that it may be for a h sign of the covenant between me and you. Catholic Public Domain Version And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, so that it may be a sign of the covenant between me and you. New American Bible Circumcise the flesh of your foreskin. That will be the sign of the covenant between me and you. New Revised Standard Version You shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant between me and you. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And a son of eight days shall be circumcised among you, every male for your generations, born in the house, and bought with money from any son of a foreigner that was not from your seed. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And ye shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of a covenant betwixt Me and you. Brenton Septuagint Translation And ye shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin, and it shall be for a sign of a covenant between me and you. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Covenant of Circumcision…10This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised. 11You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you. 12Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring.… Cross References Romans 4:11 And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them. Galatians 5:2-3 Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. / Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. Acts 7:8 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. Colossians 2:11-12 In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands. / And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead. Romans 2:28-29 A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical. / No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God. Galatians 6:15 For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything. What counts is a new creation. Philippians 3:3 For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh— 1 Corinthians 7:18-19 Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised. / Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts. Ephesians 2:11-13 Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)— / remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world. / But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ. John 7:22-23 But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.) / If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Moses will not be broken, why are you angry with Me for making the whole man well on the Sabbath? Leviticus 12:3 And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised. Deuteronomy 10:16 Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more. Jeremiah 4:4 Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and remove the foreskins of your hearts, O men of Judah and people of Jerusalem. Otherwise, My wrath will break out like fire and burn with no one to extinguish it, because of your evil deeds.” Exodus 4:24-26 Now at a lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him. / But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son’s foreskin, and touched it to Moses’ feet. “Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me,” she said. / So the LORD let him alone. (When she said, “bridegroom of blood,” she was referring to the circumcision.) Joshua 5:2-9 At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again.” / So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth. / Now this is why Joshua circumcised them: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of war—had died on the journey in the wilderness after they had left Egypt. ... Treasury of Scripture And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant between me and you. the flesh. Exodus 4:25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me. Joshua 5:3 And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins. 1 Samuel 18:25-27 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines… a token. Acts 7:8 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. Romans 4:11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: Jump to Previous Agreement Betwixt Circumcise Circumcised Circumcision Covenant Flesh Foreskin Foreskins Mark Parts Private Sign Token Undergo YouJump to Next Agreement Betwixt Circumcise Circumcised Circumcision Covenant Flesh Foreskin Foreskins Mark Parts Private Sign Token Undergo YouGenesis 17 1. God renews the covenant with Abram, 5. and changes his name to Abraham, in token of a greater blessing. 9. Circumcision is instituted. 15. Sarai's name is changed to Sarah, and she is blessed. 17. Isaac is promised, and the time of his birth fixed. 23. Abraham and Ishmael are circumcised. You are to undergo circumcision The Hebrew word for "circumcision" is "מִילָה" (milah), which means "to cut" or "to cut around." This act was a physical sign of the covenant between God and Abraham's descendants. Historically, circumcision was not unique to the Israelites; it was practiced by various ancient cultures. However, in the context of Genesis, it takes on a profound spiritual significance. It symbolizes the cutting away of the flesh, representing a commitment to live a life set apart for God. This act of obedience was a tangible expression of faith and dedication, marking the Israelites as God's chosen people. In the New Testament, circumcision becomes a metaphor for the spiritual transformation of the heart (Romans 2:29), emphasizing the importance of inner purity and devotion to God. and it will be the sign of the covenant between Me and you (1) as a sign of the faith that Christ should be descended from him (Lapide); (2) as a symbolic representation of the putting away of the filth of the flesh and of sin in general (Calvin). Hence it served a variety of uses: (1) to distinguish the seed of Abraham from the Gentiles, . . . Hebrew You are to circumciseוּנְמַלְתֶּ֕ם (ū·nə·mal·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5243: Branch to be cut down off, circumcise the flesh בְּשַׂ֣ר (bə·śar) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1320: Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man of your foreskin, עָרְלַתְכֶ֑ם (‘ā·rə·laṯ·ḵem) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 6190: The prepuce and this will be וְהָיָה֙ (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be a sign לְא֣וֹת (lə·’ō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 226: A signal, as a, flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence of the covenant בְּרִ֔ית (bə·rîṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1285: A covenant between Me and you. בֵּינִ֖י (bê·nî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's 996: An interval, space between Links Genesis 17:11 NIVGenesis 17:11 NLT Genesis 17:11 ESV Genesis 17:11 NASB Genesis 17:11 KJV Genesis 17:11 BibleApps.com Genesis 17:11 Biblia Paralela Genesis 17:11 Chinese Bible Genesis 17:11 French Bible Genesis 17:11 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 17:11 You shall be circumcised in the flesh (Gen. 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