Genesis 17:14
But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”
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ASV
And the uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
KJV
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.
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְעָרֵ֣ל׀ | ve.'a.Rel | and an uncircumcised | H6189 → |
| זָכָ֗ר | za.Khar | male | H2145 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | 'a.Sher | who | H834 → |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| יִמּוֹל֙ | yi.mOl | he will be circumcised | H4135 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| בְּשַׂ֣ר | be.Sar | [the] flesh of | H1320 → |
| עָרְלָת֔וֹ | a.re.la.To | foreskin his | H6190 → |
| וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה | ve.nikh.re.Tah | and it will be cut off | H3772 → |
| הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ | ha.Ne.fesh | the person | H5315 → |
| הַהִ֖וא | ha.Hiv' | <the> that | H1931 → |
| מֵעַמֶּ֑יהָ | me.'a.Mei.ha | from kinspeople<s> its | H5971 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| בְּרִיתִ֖י | be.ri.Ti | covenant my | H1285 → |
| הֵפַֽר׃ ס | he.Far | he has broken | H6565 → |
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