When Abram heard that his relative had been taken prisoner, he assembled his 318 trained men, born in his household, and they went in pursuit as far as Dan.
Genesis 17:27 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised And all the men of his household #– #whether born in his household or purchased from a foreigner #– #were circumcised with him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And all the men of his house, both those born in the house and those bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised along with him. American Standard Version (1901) And all the men of his house, those born in the house, and those bought with money of a foreigner, were circumcised with him. Common English Bible All the men of his household, those born in his household and those purchased with silver from foreigners, were circumcised with him. Catholic Public Domain Version And all the men of his house, those born in his house, as well as those who were bought, even the foreigners, were circumcised with him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And all the men of his house, as well they that were born in his house, as the bought servants and strangers were circumcised with him. |
When Abram heard that his relative had been taken prisoner, he assembled his 318 trained men, born in his household, and they went in pursuit as far as Dan.
This is my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you, which you are to keep: every one of your males must be circumcised.
For I have chosen him so that he will command his children and his house after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing what is right and just. This is how the Lord will fulfil to Abraham what he promised him.’