Genesis 17:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"And everyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
maleזָכָ֖ר
(za·char)
2145: malefrom zakar
among you who is eightשְׁמֹנַ֣ת
(she·mo·nat)
8083: eight (a card. number)of uncertain derivation
daysיָמִ֗ים
(ya·mim)
3117: daya prim. root
oldוּבֶן־
(u·ven-)
1121: sona prim. root
shall be circumcisedיִמֹּ֥ול
(yim·mo·vl)
4135: to circumcisea prim. root
throughout your generations,לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑ם
(le·do·ro·tei·chem;)
1755: period, generation, dwellingfrom dur
a [servant] who is bornיְלִ֣יד
(ye·lid)
3211: bornfrom yalad
in the houseבָּ֔יִת
(ba·yit,)
1004: a housea prim. root
or who is boughtוּמִקְנַת־
(u·mik·nat-)
4736: a purchasefrom qanah
with moneyכֶּ֙סֶף֙
(ke·sef)
3701: silver, moneyfrom kasaph
from anyמִכֹּ֣ל
(mik·kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
foreigner,בֶּן־
(ben-)
1121: sona prim. root
whoאֲשֶׁ֛ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
is not of your descendants.מִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֖
(miz·zar·'a·cha)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara


















KJV Lexicon
And he that is eight
shmoneh  (shem-o-neh')
a cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the perfect seven); also (as ordinal) eighth -- eight(-een, -eenth), eighth.
days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
old
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
shall be circumcised
muwl  (mool)
to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy
among you every man child
zakar  (zaw-kawr')
remembered, i.e. a male (of man or animals, as being the most noteworthy sex) -- him, male, man(child, -kind).
in your generations
dowr  (dore)
a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling -- age, evermore, generation, (n-)ever, posterity.
he that is born
yaliyd  (yaw-leed')
born -- (home-)born, child, son.
in the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
or bought
miqnah  (mik-naw')
a buying, i.e. acquisition; concretely, a piece of property (land or living); also the sum paid -- (he that is) bought, possession, piece, purchase.
with money
keceph  (keh'-sef)
silver (from its pale color); by implication, money -- money, price, silver(-ling).
of any stranger
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
nekar  (nay-kawr')
foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom -- alien, strange (+ -er).
which is not of thy seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"And every male among you who is eight days old shall be circumcised throughout your generations, a servant who is born in the house or who is bought with money from any foreigner, who is not of your descendants.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Throughout your generations, every male among you at eight days old is to be circumcised. This includes a slave born in your house and one purchased with money from any foreigner. The one who is not your offspring,

International Standard Version
Generation after generation, every male among you is to be circumcised on the eighth day after his birth, including the servant born in your house or the one purchased from a foreigner, who is not of your offspring.

NET Bible
Throughout your generations every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised, whether born in your house or bought with money from any foreigner who is not one of your descendants.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
For generations to come every male child who is eight days old must be circumcised, whether he is born in your household or bought with money from a foreigner who's not related to you.

King James 2000 Bible
And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every male child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any foreigner, who is not of your descendants.
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