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Genesis 21:4

And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.

KJV

et circumcidit eum octavo die, sicut præceperat ei Deus,

Vulgate

⸂⸆⸃ περιέτεμεν δὲ Ἀβραὰμ τὸν Ἰσαὰκ τῇ ὀγδόῃ ἡμέρᾳ, καθὰ ἐνετείλατο αὐτῷ ὁ θεός.

LXX

And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.

ASV

וַ/יָּ֤מָל אַבְרָהָם֙ אֶת יִצְחָ֣ק בְּנ֔/וֹ בֶּן שְׁמֹנַ֖ת יָמִ֑ים כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֛ר צִוָּ֥ה אֹת֖/וֹ אֱלֹהִֽים

Hebrew

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People AbrahamIsaac

In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲשֶׁר
'shr
particle · 5461×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַבְרָהָ֖ם
'brhm
proper_noun · 174×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
יִצְחָ֖ק
ytschq
proper_noun · 108×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
ם
m
verb · 36×
צִוָּ֥ה
tsvh
verb · 489×
שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה
shmnh
adjective · 109×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Acts 7:8 — And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.
  • Gen 17:12 — 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.
  • Luke 18:16 — But Jesus called them unto him, and said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.