Genesis 17:9-14 ▼

9 God {Elohim} also said to Abraham (father of many), “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you.

10 This is My covenant with you⁺ and your descendants after you, which you⁺ are to keep: Every male among you⁺ must be circumcised.

11 You⁺ are to circumcise the flesh of your⁺ foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you⁺.

12 Generation 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.

13 Whether they are born in your household or purchased, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your⁺ flesh will be an everlasting covenant.

14 But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”