4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.
4 When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him, as God commanded him.
4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
4 When his son was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him just as God had commanded.
4 Then Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him.
4 Eight days after Isaac was born, Abraham circumcised him as God had commanded.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 21:4
Commentary on Genesis 21:1-8
(Read Genesis 21:1-8)
Few under the Old Testament were brought into the world with such expectations as Isaac. He was in this a type of Christ, that Seed which the holy God so long promised, and holy men so long expected. He was born according to the promise, at the set time of which God had spoken. God's promised mercies will certainly come at the time which He sets, and that is the best time. Isaac means "laughter," and there was good reason for the name, Psalm 22:9,10; Hosea 11:1,2.