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Genesis

Starts with the creation of the world and tells stories of the first people and big floods. It also talks about Abraham's family and their journeys.

Chapter 17

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1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

*When Abram was 90 years old and 9 months, God appeared to him and said, "I am all-powerful. Follow me and be flawless."

2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.

*I will make a special promise with you and greatly increase your numbers.

3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

*And Abram fell down flat: then God spoke to him, saying,

4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.

*For me, look, I have a special agreement with you, and you will become a parent to many different groups of people.

5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.

*Your name will no longer be Abram. Instead, it will be Abraham, because I have made you the father of many nations.

6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

*I will greatly multiply you, and create many people from you, and powerful rulers will come from you.

7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

*I will make a special agreement with you and your children forever, always being your God and the God of your descendants.

8 And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

*I will give you and your children the land where you are a guest, all the land of Canaan, forever; and I will be their God.

9 And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

*And God told Abraham, "You must follow my agreement, you and your children forever, through all their family lines."

10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.

*This is my promise that you must follow, between me, you, and your future children: All male babies from now on must be circumcised.

11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.

*You must remove the extra skin around your penis; this will show your commitment to the agreement between us.

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.

*Any male baby, whether born in the family or bought from a stranger, must be circumcised when he is eight days old, as long as he's not related to you.

13 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.

*Anyone born in your family or purchased by you must be circumcised. My agreement with you will be a permanent part of your flesh.

14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.

*An uncut boy, whose foreskin was not removed, will be separated from his people. He broke my agreement.

15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.

*And God told Abraham, about his wife Sarai, you should not call her Sarai anymore. Instead, her name should be Sarah.

16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

*I will bless her and give you a child too. She will be blessed and have many children, and her descendants will become leaders of people.

17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

*Then Abraham fell on the floor, laughed inside, and thought, Can a person who's 100 years old have a baby? And can 90-year-old Sarah give birth?

18 And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!

*Abraham asked God, "Please let Ishmael live with you!"

19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

*God spoke, saying, "Sarah will have a son for you, and you will name him Isaac. I will make a lasting agreement with him and his descendants forever."

20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

*Ishmael, I have listened to you. I will bless him and make him have many children. He will become a very important leader with 12 sons, and I will create a large nation from him.

21 But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.

*But my promise is with Isaac, who Sarah will have after a year from now.

22 And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

*He stopped talking with him, and God departed from Abraham.

23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

*Abraham, along with Ishmael, his son, and all the other males in his home who were born or bought with his money, got circumcised on the same day. This was done according to what God told him to do.

24 And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

*At the age of 90, Abraham got circumcised by removing skin from the tip of his penis.

25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

*At age 13, Ishmael, the son, got circumcised, removing part of his foreskin.

26 In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.

*On that very day, Abraham got circumcised along with his son Ishmael.

27 And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.

*All the people living in his home, who were born there and bought from outsiders, had the ritual cutting done like him.

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