Complete Passuk
וּבֶן־שְׁמֹנַ֣ת יָמִ֗ים יִמּ֥וֹל לָכֶ֛ם כָּל־זָכָ֖ר לְדֹרֹתֵיכֶ֑ם יְלִ֣יד בָּ֔יִת וּמִקְנַת־כֶּ֙סֶף֙ מִכֹּ֣ל בֶּן־נֵכָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא מִֽזַּרְעֲךָ֖ הֽוּא׃
At the age of eight days every male among you shall be circumcised throughout your generations — home-born or bought with money from any foreigner who is not of your offspring.
Chabad / Judaica Press
Source Citation
TT: milah is by day, not by night; definitions of ylid bayit vs. miknat kesef.
Core Text
Core Text
וּבֶן שְׁמֹנַת יָמִים — מִכָּאן לְמִילָה שֶׁנּוֹהֶגֶת בַּיּוֹם וְלֹא בַּלַּיְלָה.
English of Core Text: “At the age of eight days” — from here, milah is practiced by day and not by night.
On the daf / in context: The word “yamim” is pressed to require daylight performance of the mitzvah on the eighth day.
What Is Learned
Circumcision on the eighth day is a daytime act.
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