Genesis 17

And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.

When Abram was on the cusp of his hundredth year, God revealed Himself to him. He said, "I am the Supreme Power. Follow my path and strive for perfection."

And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.

I promise to form a strong bond with you and bless you with abundant growth.

And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

Abram collapsed in awe, his face touching the earth. God then spoke to him, his voice filled with divine authority and warmth.

As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.

Look, I've made a sacred promise to you. You will be the father of countless nations.

Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.

You won't be known as Abram anymore. Your new name is Abraham, for I've made you the father of many nations.

And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

I promise to bless you abundantly, creating nations from you, and your descendants will be great leaders.

And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

I promise to always be there for you and your descendants, forever. I will be your God, and the God of your future generations.

And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

I promise to give you and your future generations the land where you now live as a foreigner - the entire land of Canaan, as a forever gift. And I will be their God.

And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

God passionately implored Abraham, "You and your descendants must faithfully uphold our sacred agreement, generation after generation."

This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.

This is our sacred promise, between me and you and your future generations, and you must keep it: Every male among you must be circumcised.

And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.

You must remove the skin at the tip of your male organ. It will be a symbol of our special agreement.

And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.

Every male child, when he is eight days old, whether born in your family or purchased from a foreigner, must be circumcised.

He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

Everyone born in your home or bought with your money must be circumcised. This physical act symbolizes our unending spiritual agreement.

And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.

Any male who isn't circumcised will be cut off from his people, because he has broken my agreement.

And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.

God gently told Abraham, "Your wife will no longer be known as Sarai. From now on, she will be Sarah."

And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

I promise to bless her, and from her, you'll have a son. Indeed, she'll be abundantly blessed, becoming the mother of many nations. Even kings will descend from her.

Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

Abraham collapsed in laughter, incredulously thinking, "Can a man of a hundred become a father? Or a ninety-year-old woman, a mother?"

And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!

Abraham pleaded with God, his voice filled with emotion, "Please, let my son Ishmael live in your presence!"

And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

God promised, "Sarah, your wife, will indeed give birth to your son. You'll name him Isaac. I'll form a never-ending pact with him and his descendants."

And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation.

I've heard your prayers for Ishmael. I promise to bless him abundantly. He will father twelve leaders and establish a mighty nation.

But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.

I promise to form a special bond with Isaac, who Sarah will give birth to for you around this time next year.

And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

After their heartfelt conversation, God ascended, leaving Abraham in solitude.

And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

Abraham, filled with obedience and faith, gathered his son Ishmael, everyone in his household, and all the men he had purchased. On that very day, as God had instructed him, he performed the ritual of circumcision on every male, marking a deep and sacred bond with God.

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

When Abraham was a ripe age of 99, he underwent the personal and physical ritual of circumcision.

And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

Ishmael was just a young boy of thirteen when he underwent the traditional rite of circumcision.

In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.

On that very day, both Abraham and his son Ishmael underwent circumcision.

And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.

Every man in his household, whether born there or purchased from foreigners, shared in his circumcision ceremony.