Genesis 17
- 1And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, I am the Almighty God. Walk before me, and be perfect.
- 2And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will multiply you greatly.
- 3And Abram fell on his face. And God talked with him, saying,
- 4As for me, my covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.
- 5Neither shall your name any more be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for a father of many nations have I made you.
- 6And I will make you very fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come out of you.
- 7And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your seed after you in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you, and to your seed after you.
- 8And I will give to you, and to your seed after you, the land in which you are a foreigner, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. And I will be their God.
- 9And God said to Abraham, You shall keep my covenant therefore, you, and your descendants after you in their generations.
- 10This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your descendants after you. Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
- 11And you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin. And it shall be a token of the covenant between me and you.
- 12And he who is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he who is born in the house, or bought with money of any foreigner, who is not of your descendants.
- 13He who is born in your house, and he who is bought with your money, must be circumcised. And my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
- 14And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people. He has broken my covenant.
- 15And God said to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
- 16And I will bless her, and give you a son also of her. Yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations. Kings of people shall be of her.
- 17Then Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him who is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
- 18And Abraham said to God, Oh, if only Ishmael might live before you!
- 19And God said, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son indeed, and you shall call his name Isaac. And I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him.
- 20And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him greatly. He shall be the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
- 21But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, who Sarah shall bear to you at this set time in the next year.
- 22And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.
- 23And 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 same day, as God had said to him.
- 24And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
- 25And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
- 26In the same day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.
- 27And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the foreigner, were circumcised with him.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Genesis 17 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, I am the Almighty God. Walk before me, and be perfect.
KJVAnd I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
GIGAKJVAnd I will make my covenant between me and you, and will multiply you greatly.
KJVAnd Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
GIGAKJVAnd Abram fell on his face. And God talked with him, saying,
KJVAs for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
GIGAKJVAs for me, my covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.
KJVNeither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
GIGAKJVNeither shall your name any more be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for a father of many nations have I made you.
KJVAnd I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
GIGAKJVAnd I will make you very fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come out of you.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd I will establish my covenant between me and you and your seed after you in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you, and to your seed after you.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd I will give to you, and to your seed after you, the land in which you are a foreigner, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. And I will be their God.
KJVAnd God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.
GIGAKJVAnd God said to Abraham, You shall keep my covenant therefore, you, and your descendants after you in their generations.
KJVThis is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
GIGAKJVThis is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your descendants after you. Every man child among you shall be circumcised.
KJVAnd ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.
GIGAKJVAnd you shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin. And it shall be a token of the covenant between me and you.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd he who is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he who is born in the house, or bought with money of any foreigner, who is not of your descendants.
KJVHe 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.
GIGAKJVHe who is born in your house, and he who is bought with your money, must be circumcised. And my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people. He has broken my covenant.
KJVAnd God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
GIGAKJVAnd God said to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd I will bless her, and give you a son also of her. Yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations. Kings of people shall be of her.
KJVThen 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?
GIGAKJVThen Abraham fell on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born to him who is a hundred years old? And shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
KJVAnd Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
GIGAKJVAnd Abraham said to God, Oh, if only Ishmael might live before you!
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd God said, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son indeed, and you shall call his name Isaac. And I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd as for Ishmael, I have heard you. I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him greatly. He shall be the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
KJVBut my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.
GIGAKJVBut my covenant will I establish with Isaac, who Sarah shall bear to you at this set time in the next year.
KJVAnd 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.
GIGAKJVAnd 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 same day, as God had said to him.
KJVIn the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.
GIGAKJVIn the same day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.
KJVAnd all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.
GIGAKJVAnd all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the foreigner, were circumcised with him.
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