This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your seed after you. Every male among you shall be circumcised.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century
  1. שׁדי shaday — Shaddai, “Irresistible, able to destroy, and by inference to create, Almighty.” שׁדד shādad

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Shall be circumcised. — It is stated by Herodotus (Book ii. 104) that the Egyptians were circumcised, and that the Syrian…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Every man-child among you shall be circumcised. Although God promised to both males and females what he later sanctioned by circumcision, …

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

This [is] my covenant
The token of it, for the promise itself was given before, which is more properly the covenant;…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The covenant of grace is from everlasting in its eternal plan, and to everlasting in its consequences. The token of the covenant was circumcision. …

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