The Covenant of Circumcision

17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old,^(A) the Lord appeared to him^(B) and said, “I am God Almighty^[a];^(C) walk before me faithfully and be blameless.^(D)

³ Tell all the skilled workers^(A) to whom I have given wisdom^(B) in such matters that they are to make garments for Aaron, for his consecration, so he may serve me as priest.

¹¹ the tabernacle^(A) with its tent and its covering, clasps, frames, crossbars, posts and bases;

¹³ Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’^(A) Then what shall I tell them?”

¹⁴ God said to Moses, “I am who I am.^[a] This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am^(B) has sent me to you.’”

¹⁵ God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord,^[b] the God of your fathers^(C)—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob^(D)—has sent me to you.’