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And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you. (KJV)
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וּנְמַלְתֶּ֕םu.ne.mal.Temand you will be circumcised
Lemma: מוּל (mul) · Strong's: H4135A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVNq2mp)
Meaning: to circumcise
Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 17:10, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:13, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4135A; TAHOT Genesis 17:11 word 1
אֵ֖ת'et<obj.>
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853
Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)
Meaning: [Obj.]
Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 17:11 word 2
בְּשַׂ֣רbe.Sar[the] flesh of
Lemma: בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) · Strong's: H1320
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: flesh
Used 270 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1320; TAHOT Genesis 17:11 word 3
עָרְלַתְכֶ֑ם'a.re.lat.Khemforeskin your
Lemma: עׇרְלָה (or.lah) · Strong's: H6190H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: foreskin
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 17:14, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:24, Genesis 17:25, Genesis 34:14, Exodus 4:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6190H; TAHOT Genesis 17:11 word 4
וְהָיָה֙ve.ha.Yahand it will become
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 17:11 word 5
לְא֣וֹתle.'ot<into> a sign of
Lemma: אוֹת (ot) · Strong's: H0226H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: sign: indicator
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 1:14, Genesis 4:15, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:17, Exodus 12:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0226H; TAHOT Genesis 17:11 word 6
בְּרִ֔יתbe.Rit[the] covenant
Lemma: בְּרִית (be.rit) · Strong's: H1285
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: covenant
Used 284 times. Also: Genesis 6:18, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:11, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 9:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1285; TAHOT Genesis 17:11 word 7
בֵּינִ֖יbei.Nibetween me
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 17:11 word 8
וּבֵינֵיכֶֽם\׃u.vei.nei.Khemand between you
Lemma: בַּ֫יִן (ba.yin) · Strong's: H0996G
Parsing: Acmpc (Acmpc)
Meaning: between
Used 379 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 3:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0996G; TAHOT Genesis 17:11 word 9
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| You are to circumcise | → | מוּל H4135A to circumcise |
| the flesh | → | בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh |
| of your foreskin | → | עׇרְלָה H6190H foreskin |
| and this will be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| a sign | → | אוֹת H0226H sign: indicator |
| of the covenant | → | בְּרִית H1285 covenant |
| between Me and you | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
| . . . | → | בַּ֫יִן H0996G between |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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