Genesis 17:11 KJV — MannaFest

Genesis 17:11

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

KJV

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ASV

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

WEB

You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.

YLT

and ye have circumcised the flesh of your foreskin, and it hath become a token of a covenant between Me and you.

DBT

And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and [that] shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you.

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Genesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.

Author: Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
Date: Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)

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The CovenantsAbrahamic — sign of circumcision.

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14 verses on the floor

Genesis 9:12
And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
Exodus 12:13
And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
Romans 4:11
And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:
Leviticus 12:3
And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
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.

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Covenant Thread Romans 4:11
Paul reads circumcision as 'a seal of the righteousness of the faith' Abraham already had - the covenant sign subordinated to faith.
quote-explicit; Horton06 (cite-only)
Covenant Sign Strong's H1285
Abrahamic covenant sign: circumcision, 'a token of the covenant betwixt me and you' (Gen 17:9-14). Arc 2 sign = circumcision.
text (Gen 17:11, PD)

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