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He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. (KJV)
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הִמּ֧וֹל\׀hi.Moldefinitely <be circumcised>
Lemma: מוּל (mul) · Strong's: H4135A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)
Meaning: to circumcise
Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 17:10, Genesis 17:11, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4135A; TAHOT Genesis 17:13 word 1
יִמּ֛וֹלyi.Molhe will be circumcised
Lemma: מוּל (mul) · Strong's: H4135A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to circumcise
Used 35 times. Also: Genesis 17:10, Genesis 17:11, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:14, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4135A; TAHOT Genesis 17:13 word 2
יְלִ֥ידye.Lid[the] one born of
Lemma: יָלִיד (ya.lid) · Strong's: H3211
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: born
Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Leviticus 22:11, Numbers 13:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3211; TAHOT Genesis 17:13 word 3
בֵּֽיתְךָ֖bei.te.Khahousehold your
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Genesis 17:13 word 4
וּמִקְנַ֣תu.mik.Natand [the] purchase of
Lemma: מִקְנָה (miq.nah) · Strong's: H4736
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: purchase
Used 15 times. Also: Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 23:18, Exodus 12:44, Leviticus 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4736; TAHOT Genesis 17:13 word 5
כַּסְפֶּ֑ךָkas.Pe.khasilver your
Lemma: כֶּ֫סֶף (ke.seph) · Strong's: H3701G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: silver: money
Used 391 times. Also: Genesis 13:2, Genesis 17:12, Genesis 17:23, Genesis 17:27, Genesis 20:16, Genesis 23:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3701G; TAHOT Genesis 17:13 word 6
וְהָיְתָ֧הve.ha.ye.Tahand it will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqq3fs)
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 17:13 word 7
בְרִיתִ֛יve.ri.Ticovenant my
Lemma: בְּרִית (be.rit) · Strong's: H1285
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
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 17:13 word 8
בִּבְשַׂרְכֶ֖םbiv.sar.Khemin flesh your
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 17:13 word 9
לִבְרִ֥יתliv.Ritto a covenant of
Lemma: בְּרִית (be.rit) · Strong's: H1285
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
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 17:13 word 10
עוֹלָֽם\׃o.Lamperpetuity
Lemma: עוֹלָם (o.lam) · Strong's: H5769G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: forever: enduring
Used 388 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 13:15, Genesis 17:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5769G; TAHOT Genesis 17:13 word 11
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Whether they are born | → | יָלִיד H3211 born |
| in your household | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| or purchased | → | מִקְנָה H4736 purchase |
| . . . | → | כֶּ֫סֶף H3701G silver: money |
| they must be circumcised | → | מוּל H4135A to circumcise |
| . . . | → | מוּל H4135A to circumcise |
| My covenant | → | בְּרִית H1285 covenant |
| in your flesh | → | בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh |
| will be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| an everlasting | → | עוֹלָם H5769G forever: enduring |
| covenant | → | בְּרִית H1285 covenant |
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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