Verse 17
Genesis 17:17
New Living Translation
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Then Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief. “How could I become a father at the age of 100?” he thought. “And how can Sarah have a baby when she is ninety years old?”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּפֹּ֧ל אַבְרָהָ֛ם עַל פָּנָ֖י/ו וַ/יִּצְחָ֑ק וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר בְּ/לִבּ֗/וֹ הַ/לְּ/בֶ֤ן מֵאָֽה שָׁנָה֙ יִוָּלֵ֔ד וְ/אִ֨ם שָׂרָ֔ה הֲ/בַת תִּשְׁעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה תֵּלֵֽד
English Translation
And Abraham fell on his face, and he laughed and said in his heart, "Will a son be born to a man a hundred years old? And will Sarah bear a child at ninety years old?"
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Chapter 17 Context
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When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am El-Shaddai — ‘God (El...
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I will make a covenant with you, by which I will guarantee to give you countless descendants.”
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At this, Abram fell face down on the ground. Then God (Elohim) said to him,
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“This is my covenant with you: I will make you the father of a multitude of nations!
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What’s more, I am changing your name. It will no longer be Abram. Instead, you will be called Abraha...
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I will make you extremely fruitful. Your descendants will become many nations, and kings will be amo...
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“I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants after you, from generation to generation....
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And I will give the entire land of Canaan, where you now live as a foreigner, to you and your descen...
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Then God (Elohim) said to Abraham, “Your responsibility is to obey the terms of the covenant. You an...
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This is the covenant that you and your descendants must keep: Each male among you must be circumcise...
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You must cut off the flesh of your foreskin as a sign of the covenant between me and you.
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From generation to generation, every male child must be circumcised on the eighth day after his birt...
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All must be circumcised. Your bodies will bear the mark of my everlasting covenant.
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Any male who fails to be circumcised will be cut off from the covenant family for breaking the coven...
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Then God (Elohim) said to Abraham, “Regarding Sarai, your wife — her name will no longer be Sarai. F...
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And I will bless her and give you a son from her! Yes, I will bless her richly, and she will become...
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Then Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief. “How could I become a...
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So Abraham said to God (Elohim), “May Ishmael live under your special blessing!”
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But God (Elohim) replied, “No — Sarah, your wife, will give birth to a son for you. You will name hi...
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As for Ishmael, I will bless him also, just as you have asked. I will make him extremely fruitful an...
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But my covenant will be confirmed with Isaac, who will be born to you and Sarah about this time next...
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When God (Elohim) had finished speaking, he left Abraham.
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On that very day Abraham took his son, Ishmael, and every male in his household, including those bor...
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Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised,
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and Ishmael, his son, was thirteen.
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Both Abraham and his son, Ishmael, were circumcised on that same day,
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along with all the other men and boys of the household, whether they were born there or bought as se...
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