Leviticus 12:3

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“And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.”

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BSBPD

“And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and in the eighth day is the flesh of his foreskin circumcised;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Leviticus 12:3 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 17:11You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you.
  2. Genesis 17:12Generation after generation, every male must be circumcised when he is eight days old, including those born in your household and those purchased from a foreigner—even those who are not your offspring.
  3. Leviticus 15:3This uncleanness is from his discharge, whether his body allows the discharge to flow or blocks it. So his discharge will bring about uncleanness.
  4. Deuteronomy 30:6The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, and you will love Him with all your heart and with all your soul, so that you may live.
  5. Luke 1:59On the eighth day, when they came to circumcise the child, they were going to name him after his father Zechariah.
  6. Luke 2:21When the eight days until His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He had been conceived.
  7. John 7:22But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.)
  8. Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
  9. Romans 4:11And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.
  10. Galatians 3:17What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise.
  11. Galatians 5:3Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
  12. Philippians 3:5circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin; a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee;
  13. Colossians 2:11In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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