Bible Strands
Genesis 17:10
This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks to Abraham, establishing a binding agreement with him and his future descendants at the moment of formalizing the covenant.
The words — The Hebrew זֹ֣את (zot) and תִּשְׁמְר֗וּ (tish.me.Ru) anchor the verse, literally rendering "this" and "you will keep."
The thread — This covenant of circumcision resurfaces in Acts 7:8 as a historical gift to Abraham, informs Romans 4:9 regarding the scope of Abraham’s blessing, and appears in Colossians 2:11 as a metaphor for spiritual removal of the sinful nature.
Why it lands — The text commands every male descendant to undergo circumcision as the required maintenance of the agreement. It demands obedience to a physical sign as the baseline for covenant participation.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- Acts 7:8 Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and Abraham became the father of Isaac and circumcised him on the eighth day. And Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.
- Colossians 2:11 In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.
- Romans 4:9 Is this blessing only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.
- Galatians 5:3 Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
- Genesis 17:11 You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.
- Joshua 5:2 At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again.”
- Romans 3:30 since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
- 1 Corinthians 7:18 Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised.
- Philippians 3:3 For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—
- Deuteronomy 30:6 The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.