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Genesis 17:27 KJV
Genesis · chapter 17 · verse 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 · King James Version
Genesis 17:27 in context
25And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
26In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.
27And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- strangerbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- strangernêkârforeign, or a foreigner, or heathendomH5236 →
- boughtmiqnâhproperly, a buyingH4736 →
- housebayitha houseH1004 →
- moneykeçephsilverH3701 →
- bornyâlîydbornH3211 →
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We have here Abraham's obedience to the law of circumcision. He himself 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. 1.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 23-27