Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 7:8

8 Shén yòu cì tā gēlǐ de yuē . yúshì Yàbólāhǎn shēng le Yǐsā , dì bā rì gĕi tā xíng le gēlǐ . Yǐsā shēng Yǎgè , Yǎgè shēng shí èr wèi xiān zǔ .

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 7:8 Meaning and Commentary

Acts 7:8

And he gave him the covenant of circumcision
Or the covenant, of which circumcision was a sign or token, ( Genesis 17:11 ) . Stephen speaks here in the language of the Jews, who are wont to speak of circumcision after this manner; hence in the Jewish liturgy, there is a collect, (hlym tyrbl) , "for the covenant of circumcision" ^F8; and so it is said ^F9,

``when Joseph died, they made void the "covenant of circumcision":''

and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day;
according to the express command in ( Genesis 17:12 ) (See Gill on Philippians 3:5)

and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs;
the heads of the twelve tribes of Israel.

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 Seder Tephillot, fol. 197. 1. Ed. Basil. Vid. Kimchi in Mal. iii. 1.
F9 Shemot Rabba, sect. 1. fol. 90. 1.

Shǐtúxíngzhuàn 7:8 In-Context

6 Shén shuō , tāde hòuyì , bì jìjū waì bāng , nàli de rén , yào jiào tāmen zuò núpú , kǔdaì tāmen sì bǎi nián .

7 Shén yòu shuō , shǐ tāmen zuò núpú de nà guó , wǒ yào chéngfá , yǐhòu tāmen yào chūlai , zaì zhè dìfang shìfèng wǒ .

8 Shén yòu cì tā gēlǐ de yuē . yúshì Yàbólāhǎn shēng le Yǐsā , dì bā rì gĕi tā xíng le gēlǐ . Yǐsā shēng Yǎgè , Yǎgè shēng shí èr wèi xiān zǔ .

9 Xiān zǔ jídù Yūesè , bǎ tā maì dào Āijí qù . shén què yǔ tā tóng zaì ,

10 Jiù tā tuōlí yīqiè kǔnàn , yòu shǐ tā zaì Āijí wáng fǎlǎo miànqián , dé ēndiǎn yǒu zhìhuì . fǎlǎo jiù paì tā zuò Āijí guó de zǎixiàng jiān guǎn quán jiā .