Genesis 17:14

Translations

Modern

But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”

Traditional

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.

Literal

And the uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, the soul of that one shall be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”

Latin

Masculus, cujus præputii caro circumcisa non fuerit, delebitur anima illa de populo suo: quia pactum meum irritum fecit.

Original

Hebrew

English

But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”

Notes

Genesis 17:14

will be cut off: This punishment seems to have several applications. A person could be exiled from society or put to death by the community; most often it warned that a person might die prematurely (see Exodus 31:14; Leviticus 7:20–27; 17:3–4; 20:17–18; 23:28–29; Numbers 15:30–31; see also Psalm 31:22; Ezekiel 21:4; Romans 9:3; 11:22).

Failure to be circumcised was a serious violation of the covenant (see Exodus 4:24–26; compare Galatians 5:2–4).

Genesis 17:9–14

God gave circumcision as a confirming sign that reminded all households of loyalty to the covenant.

Genesis 17:1–27

God gave Abram's family signs that his promises would come true. He changed Abram's name to Abraham (17:1–8). He established circumcision as the sign of the covenant (17:9–14, 23–27). He changed Sarai's name to Sarah (17:15–22).

Theme notes and profiles

Abraham Ishmael Circumcision Circumcision in the New Testament God’s Covenant with Abraham God’s Covenant with David God’s Covenant with Noah God’s Covenants Righteousness by Faith Symbolic Numbers

Related verses

Exodus 4:24–26
Now at a lodging place along the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him.
Exodus 12:19
For seven days there must be no leaven found in your houses. If anyone eats something leavened, that person, whether a foreigner or native of the land, must be cut off from the congregation of Israel.
Numbers 15:30–31
But the person who sins defiantly, whether a native or foreigner, blasphemes the LORD. That person shall be cut off from among his people.
Leviticus 19:8
Whoever eats it will bear his iniquity, for he has profaned what is holy to the LORD. That person must be cut off from his people.
Isaiah 24:5
The earth is defiled by its people; they have transgressed the laws; they have overstepped the decrees and broken the everlasting covenant.
Exodus 12:15
For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you are to remove the leaven from your houses. Whoever eats anything leavened from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel.
Psalm 55:20
My companion attacks his friends; he violates his covenant.
Leviticus 7:27
If anyone eats blood, that person must be cut off from his people.’”
Isaiah 33:8
The highways are deserted; travel has ceased. The treaty has been broken, the witnesses are despised, and human life is disregarded.
Leviticus 7:20–21
But if anyone who is unclean eats meat from the peace offering that belongs to the LORD, that person must be cut off from his people.
Leviticus 18:29
Therefore anyone who commits any of these abominations must be cut off from among his people.
1 Corinthians 11:27
Therefore, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord.

Glossary

Abraham Banish, Banishment Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Book of Exodus Circumcision Covenant Deuteronomy, Book of Ebla Tablets Firstborn Genesis, Book of Isaac Ishmael King Moses Patriarchs, Period of the Promise Uncircumcision

Topics

Abraham: Circumcision of Abraham: God's Covenant With Children: Bound by Covenants of Parents Church of Israel: Admission Into, by Circumcision Church: Rules of Discipline In, Mosaic and Christian Circumcision: Covenant Promises of Circumcision: Institution of Circumcision: Neglect of, Punished Circumcision: Punishment for Neglecting Covenant: Abraham Family: Religion of The The Covenant: Made With: Abraham

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