Genesis 17:25

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל בְּנ֔וֹ בֶּן־שְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה שָׁנָ֑ה בְּהִ֨מֹּל֔וֹ אֵ֖ת בְּשַׂ֥ר עָרְלָתֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

wə-Yišmāʿēʾl bənô ben-šəlōš ʿeśrēh šānāh bə-himmōlô ʾēt bəśar ʿorlātô

Grammar Details

• *wə-Yišmāʿēʾl*: conjunction + proper noun masculine singular - and Ishmael
• *bənô*: noun masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his son
• *ben*: noun masculine singular construct - son of
• *šəlōš*: cardinal number feminine singular construct - three of
• *ʿeśrēh*: cardinal number feminine singular - ten
• *šānāh*: noun feminine singular - year
• *bə-himmōlô*: preposition + niphal infinitive construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - when he was circumcised
• *ʾēt*: direct object marker
• *bəśar*: noun masculine singular construct - flesh of
• *ʿorlātô*: noun feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his foreskin

Word Meanings

• *šəlōš ʿeśrēh*: thirteen
• *bə-himmōlô*: when he was circumcised/in his being circumcised

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Ishmael{H3458} his son{H1121} was thirteen{H6240} years{H8141} old,{H1121} when he was circumcised{H4135} in the flesh{H1320} of his foreskin.{H6190}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And Ishmael{H3458} his son{H1121} was thirteen{H6240}{H7969} years{H8141} old{H1121}, when he was circumcised{H4135}{(H8736)} in the flesh{H1320} of his foreskin{H6190}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Ismaell his sonne was.xiij. yere olde when the foreskynne of hys flesh was circumcysed.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  As for Ismael, he was thirtene yeare olde, whan the foreskynne of his flesh was circumcyded.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And Ishmael his sonne was thirteene yeere olde, when the foreskinne of his flesh was circumcised.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Ismael his sonne was thirtie yere old when he was circumcised in the fleshe of his foreskynne.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Ishmael his son [was] thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Ishmael, his son, was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and Ishmael his son `is' a son of thirteen years in the flesh of his foreskin being circumcised;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Ishmael, his son, was thirteen years old when he underwent circumcision.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Ishmael, his son, was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when he was circumcised.