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.
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Verse 23 is found in chapter 17 of Genesis. God reaffirms his covenant with Abram and changes his name to Abraham. Circumcision appears as the sign of the covenant, and God specifies that Isaac will be the son through whom the promise will continue.
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Da nahm Abraham seinen Sohn Ismael und alle Knechte, die daheim geboren, und alle, die erkauft, und alles, was männlich war in seinem Hause, und beschnitt die Vorhaut an ihrem Fleisch ebendesselben Tages, wie ihm Gott gesagt hatte.
Entonces tomó Abraham a Ismael su hijo, y a todos los siervos nacidos en su casa, y a todos los comprados por su dinero, a todo varón entre los domésticos de la casa de Abraham, y circuncidó la carne del prepucio de ellos en aquel mismo día, como Dios le había dicho.
Aquel mismo día Abraham tomó a su hijo Ismael, a todos los nacidos en su casa y a todos los comprados con su dinero, a todos los varones de su casa, y circuncidó la carne de su prepucio, tal como Dios le había dicho.
Abraham prit Ismaël, son fils, tous ceux qui étaient nés dans sa maison et tous ceux qu'il avait acquis à prix d'argent, tous les mâles parmi les gens de la maison d'Abraham; et il les circoncit ce même jour, selon l'ordre que Dieu lui avait donné.
Ed Abrahamo prese Ismaele suo figliuolo, e tutti coloro che gli erano nati in casa, e tutti coloro ch’egli avea comperati co’ suoi danari, tutti i maschi dei suoi famigliari; e circoncise il prepuzio della lor carne, in quell’istesso giorno, come Iddio gliene avea parlato.
Então tomou Abraão a seu filho Ismael, e a todos os nascidos na sua casa, e a todos os comprados por seu dinheiro, todo o homem entre os da casa de Abraão; e circuncidou a carne do seu prepúcio, naquele mesmo dia, como Deus falara com ele.
在那一天, 亞伯拉罕 遵照上帝所說的,給他的兒子 以實瑪利 和家裏所有的男丁,無論是在家裏生的,或是用銀子買來的,都行了割禮 。
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