Genesis 17:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 17:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וּבֶן
bên
H1121
son
שְׁמֹנַ֣ת
shᵉmôneh
H8083
eight
יָמִ֗ים
yôwm
H3117
day
יִמּ֥וֹל
mûwl
H4135
to circumcise
לָכֶ֛ם
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
זָכָ֖ר
zâkâr
H2145
male
לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑ם
dôwr
H1755
generation
יְלִ֣יד
yâlîyd
H3211
born
בָּ֔יִת
bayith
H1004
house
וּמִקְנַת
miqnâh
H4736
purchase
כֶּ֨סֶף֙
keçeph
H3701
silver
מִכֹּ֣ל
kôl
H3605
all
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
נֵכָ֔ר
nêkâr
H5236
foreign
אֲשֶׁ֛ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
מִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֖
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
הֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
He who is eight days old will be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he who is born in the house, or bought with money of any foreigner who is not of your seed.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So a son of eight days must be circumcised, every male among you throughout your generations, the one born in house and the one bought with money from any son of a foreigner, who not your offspring.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).