1 GLT Then Abram was a son of ninety- nine years, and Yahweh appeared to Abram and said to him,“I{ am} God Almighty. Walk before me and be without blemish. BSB BSB: When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
2 GLT And I will make my covenant between me and you, and I will multiply you very greatly.” BSB BSB: I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will multiply you exceedingly.”
3 GLT Then Abram fell on his face, and God spoke with him, saying, BSB BSB: Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,
4 GLT “{ As for} me, behold, my covenant with you{ is} that you will be the father of a multitude of nations. BSB BSB: “As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.
5 GLT And your name will not be called Abram anymore, but your name will be Abraham, because I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. BSB BSB: No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
6 GLT And I will make you very, very fruitful, and I will make you into nations, and kings will come from you. BSB BSB: I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.
7 GLT And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations as an eternal covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you. BSB BSB: I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
8 GLT And I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, as an eternal possession, and I will be God to them.” BSB BSB: And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”
9 GLT Then God said to Abraham,“And you, you must keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations. BSB BSB: God also said to Abraham, “You must keep My covenant—you and your descendants in the generations after you.
11 GLT Indeed, you must be circumcised{ in} the flesh of your foreskins, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and you. BSB BSB: You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.
12 GLT So a son of eight days must be circumcised, every male among you throughout your generations, the one born in{ your} house and the one bought with money from any son of a foreigner, who{ is} not your offspring. BSB BSB: Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring.
13 GLT He must surely be circumcised, the one born in your house and the one bought with your money. So my covenant will be in your flesh as an eternal covenant. BSB BSB: Whether they are born in your household or purchased, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh will be an everlasting covenant.
14 GLT And{ as for} an uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, indeed that person must be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.” BSB BSB: But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”
15 GLT Then God said to Abraham,“{ As for} Sarai your wife, do not call her name Sarai, because her name{ will be} Sarah. BSB BSB: Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai, for her name is to be Sarah.
16 GLT And I will bless her, and I will also give to you a son from her. Indeed I will bless her and she will become nations; kings of peoples will come from her.” BSB BSB: And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”
17 GLT Then Abraham fell on his face, and he laughed and said in his heart,“Will{ a child} be born to a son of 100 years? And will Sarah who is a daughter of ninety years bear{ a child}?” BSB BSB: Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”
19 GLT Then God said,“No, Sarah your wife is bearing a son for you, and you will call his name Isaac. And I will establish my covenant with him as an eternal covenant for his offspring after him. BSB BSB: But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
21 GLT However, my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear for you by this time in the next year.” BSB BSB: But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”
22 GLT Then he finished speaking with him, and God went up from Abraham. BSB BSB: When He had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.
23 GLT Then Abraham took Ishmael his son and all those born in his house and everyone bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’ s house, and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskins on that very day, just as God had told him. BSB BSB: On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or purchased with his money—every male among the members of Abraham’s household—and he circumcised them, just as God had told him.
24 GLT And Abraham{ was} a son of 99 years when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, BSB BSB: So Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised,
25 GLT and Ishmael his son{ was} a son of thirteen years when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. BSB BSB: and his son Ishmael was thirteen;
26 GLT On that very day Abraham was circumcised, and Ishmael his son. BSB BSB: Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the same day.
27 GLT And all the males of his house, the one born in his house and the one bought with money from the son of a foreigner, were circumcised with him. BSB BSB: And all the men of Abraham’s household—both servants born in his household and those purchased from foreigners—were circumcised with him.