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Genesis 17:24

And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

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וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םveavrahamand Abrahamאַבְרָהָםconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Abraham”H85Abraham, the later name of AbramAbraham.בֶּןbensonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […תִּשְׁעִ֥יםtishimninetyתִּשְׁעִיםadjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “ninety”, the ordinary formH8673ninetyninety.וָתֵ֖שַׁעvateshaand nineתֵּשַׁעconjunction, adjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “and nine”, the ordinary formH8672nine or (ordinal) ninthnine ([phrase] -teen, [phrase] -teenth, -th).שָׁנָ֑הshanahyearשָׁנֶהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).בְּהִמֹּל֖וֹbehimolvoin circumciseמוּלpreposition, verb, niphal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in circumcise”, the to-form of the verbH4135to cut short, i.e. curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e. to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroycircumcise(-ing), selves), cut down (in pieces), destroy, [idiom] must needs.בְּשַׂ֥רbesarbodyבָּשָׂרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of amanbody, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, [phrase] nakedness, self, skin.עָרְלָתֽוֹarelatvoforeskinעׇרְלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “foreskin”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6190the prepuceforeskin, [phrase] uncircumcised.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Abraham [is] a son of ninety and nine years in the flesh of his foreskin being circumcised;

World English Bible

Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

Darby Translation

And Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

Douay-Rheims

Abraham was ninety and nine years old, when he circumcised the flesh of his foreskin.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Abraam was ninety-nine years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἁβραὰμ δὲ ἐννενηκονταεννέα ἦν ἐτῶν, ἡνίκα περιετέμετο τὴν σάρκα τῆς ἀκροβυστίας αὐτοῦ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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