Genesis 17:27
And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.
Genesis 17:27 in other translations
| BSB | And all the men of Abraham’s household—both servants born in his household and those purchased from foreigners—were circumcised with him. |
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| WEB | All the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him. |
| ASV | And all the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money of a foreigner, were circumcised with him. |
| YLT | and all the men of his house--born in the house, and bought with money from the son of a stranger--have been circumcised with him. |
| DARBY | and all the men of his house, born in his house, or bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him. |
| BBE | And all the men of his house, those whose birth had taken place in the house and those whom he had got for money from men of other lands, underwent circumcision with him. |
| Webster | And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him. |
What does Genesis 17:27 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 17:23-27
Abraham and all his family were circumcised; so receiving the token of the covenant, and distinguishing themselves from other families that had no part nor lot in the matter. It was an implicit obedience; he did as God said unto him, and did not ask why or wherefore. He did it because God bade him. It was a speedy obedience; in the self-same day. Sincere obedience makes no delay. Not only the doctrines of…
Genesis 17:27 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 17:27
- Genesis 18:19
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
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Context
- Genesis 17:26
In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.
- Genesis 17:27
And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.
Genesis 17:27 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y todos los varones de su casa, el siervo nacido en casa, y el comprado por dinero del extranjero, fueron circuncidados con él. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et tous les hommes de sa maison, ceux qui étaient nés dans la maison, et ceux qui avaient été achetés à prix d’argent d’entre les fils de l’étranger, furent circoncis avec lui. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und alle Männer seines Hauses, der Hausgeborene und der für Geld Erkaufte, von den Fremden, wurden mit ihm beschnitten. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et omnes viri domus illius, tam vernaculi, quam emptitii et alienigenæ pariter circumcisi sunt. |