Genesis 17:25
Context17:25 his son Ishmael was thirteen years old 1 when he was circumcised.
Genesis 17:27
Context17:27 All the men of his household, whether born in his household or bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
Genesis 21:4
Context21:4 When his son Isaac was eight days old, 2 Abraham circumcised him just as God had commanded him to do. 3
Genesis 34:15
Context34:15 We will give you our consent on this one condition: You must become 4 like us by circumcising 5 all your males.
Genesis 34:17
Context34:17 But if you do not agree to our terms 6 by being circumcised, then we will take 7 our sister 8 and depart.”


[17:25] 1 tn Heb “the son of thirteen years.”
[21:4] 2 tn Heb “Isaac his son, the son of eight days.” The name “Isaac” is repeated in the translation for clarity.
[21:4] 3 sn Just as God had commanded him to do. With the birth of the promised child, Abraham obeyed the
[34:15] 3 tn Heb “if you are like us.”
[34:15] 4 tn The infinitive here explains how they would become like them.
[34:17] 4 tn Heb “listen to us.”
[34:17] 5 tn The perfect verbal form with the vav (ו) consecutive introduces the apodosis of the conditional sentence.
[34:17] 6 tn Heb “daughter.” Jacob’s sons call Dinah their daughter, even though she was their sister (see v. 8). This has been translated as “sister” for clarity.