Genesis 17:14
“And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.”
KJV
Read in Genesis 17Meaning
An uncircumcised male who rejects the prescribed sign is described as having broken the covenant and being cut off from the people.
Read carefully
The judicial language belongs to this covenant context and must not be used to threaten, dehumanize, or medically coerce people in modern settings.
Reflection
The warning communicates the seriousness of covenant membership while demanding responsible interpretation across very different historical contexts.