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14 Any uncircumcised male who does not have the foreskin of his flesh circumcised on the eighth day[a] after his birth[b] is to be eliminated from his people because he has broken my covenant.”

Sarah’s Pregnancy Foretold

15 God told Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you are not to call her Sarai any longer,[c] because her name is to be Sarah.[d] 16 I will bless her. Furthermore, I will give you a son from her. I will bless her, so that nations, kings, and people will come from her.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 17:14 So LXX, SP, Jubilees; the Heb. lacks on the eighth day
  2. Genesis 17:14 The Heb. lacks after his birth
  3. Genesis 17:15 The Heb. lacks any longer
  4. Genesis 17:15 The Heb. name means princess

14 Any uncircumcised male, who has not been circumcised(A) in the flesh, will be cut off from his people;(B) he has broken my covenant.(C)

15 God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai(D) your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah.(E) 16 I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her.(F) I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations;(G) kings of peoples will come from her.”

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