He who is born in your house, and he who is bought with your money, must be circumcised. My covenant will be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

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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

He that is born in your house ... — Two things follow from this wide extension of the rite of circumcision. The first is that all …

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

For an everlasting covenant. The meaning of this expression may be twofold: either that God promises that His grace, of which circumcision…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

He that is born in your house, and he that is bought with
your money, must needs be circumcised

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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