Genesis 21:4
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And he circumcised him the eighth day, as God had commanded him,

Genesis 17:10-12 This is my covenant which you shall observe between me and you, and thy seed after thee: All the male-kind of you shall be circumcised. . . .

Exodus 12:48 And if any stranger be willing to dwell among you, and to keep the Phase of the Lord, all his males shall first be circumcised, and then shall he celebrate it according to the manner: and he shall be as he that is born in the land: but if any man be uncircumcised, he shall not eat thereof.

Leviticus 12:3 And on the eighth day the infant shall be circumcised:

Deuteronomy 12:32 What I command thee, that only do thou to the Lord: neither add any thing, nor diminish.

Luke 1:6,59 And they were both just before God, walking in all the commandments and justifications of the Lord without blame. . . .

Luke 2:21 And after eight days were accomplished, that the child should be circumcised, his name was called JESUS, which was called by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.

John 7:22,23 Therefore, Moses gave you circumcision (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers): and on the sabbath day you circumcise a man. . . .

Acts 7:8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so he begot Isaac and circumcised him the eighth day: and Isaac begot Jacob: and Jacob, the twelve patriarchs.

Context
The Birth of Isaac
3And Abraham called the name of his son, whom Sara bore him, Isaac. 4And he circumcised him the eighth day, as God had commanded him,5When he was a hundred years old: for at this age of his father, was Isaac born.…
Cross References
John 7:22
Therefore, Moses gave you circumcision (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers): and on the sabbath day you circumcise a man.

Acts 7:8
And he gave him the covenant of circumcision. And so he begot Isaac and circumcised him the eighth day: and Isaac begot Jacob: and Jacob, the twelve patriarchs.

Genesis 17:12
An infant of eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every manchild in your generations: he that is born in the house, as well as the bought servant, shall be circumcised, and whosoever is not of your stock:

Lexicon
When his son
בְּנ֔וֹ (bə·nōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

Isaac
יִצְחָ֣ק (yiṣ·ḥāq)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3327: Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah

was eight
שְׁמֹנַ֖ת (šə·mō·naṯ)
Number - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 8083: A cardinal number, eight, eighth

days old,
יָמִ֑ים (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3117: A day

Abraham
אַבְרָהָם֙ (’aḇ·rā·hām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation

circumcised him,
וַיָּ֤מָל (way·yā·māl)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4135: To cut short, curtail, to blunt, to destroy

as
כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

God
אֱלֹהִֽים׃ (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

had commanded him.
צִוָּ֥ה (ṣiw·wāh)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order


Additional Translations
When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God had commanded him.And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.

And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.

And Abraam circumcised Isaac on the eighth day, as God commanded him.

And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac, being eight days old, as God had commanded him.

And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.

And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac, being eight days old, as God had commanded him.

Abraham circumcised his son, Isaac, when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.

and Abraham circumciseth Isaac his son, being a son of eight days, as God hath commanded him.
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