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Genesis 17:5–6

Your name shall no longer be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I will make you the father of a multitude of nations. And I will make you exceedinglyf fruitful. I will make you a nation, and kings shall go out from you.

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Genesis 17:5–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.

Genesis 17:5–6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make you into nations, and kings shall come from you.

Genesis 17:5–6 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

Genesis 17:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

What’s more, I am changing your name. It will no longer be Abram. Instead, you will be called Abraham, for you will be the father of many nations. I will make you extremely fruitful. Your descendants will become many nations, and kings will be among them!

Genesis 17:5–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you.

Genesis 17:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

I am changing your name from Abram to Abraham because I am making you a father of many nations. I will give you many descendants. New nations will be born from you, and kings will come from you.

Genesis 17:5–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee. And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

Genesis 17:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And thy name shall no more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of a multitude of nations have I made thee. And I will make thee exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

Genesis 17:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

So your name will no longer be Abram [Exalted Father], but Abraham [Father of Many] because I have made you a father of many nations. I will give you many descendants. Many nations and kings will come from you.

Genesis 17:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Your name will no longer be Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I will make you the father of many nations. I will make you extremely fruitful and will make nations and kings come from you.

Genesis 17:5–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations. I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you.

Genesis 17:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“You will not be called Abram anymore. Your name will be Abraham, because I have made you a father of many nations. I will give you many children. Nations will come from you. And kings will come from you.

Genesis 17:5–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

No longer shall your name be called Abram,

But your name shall be Abraham;

For I will make you the father of a multitude of nations.

“I have made you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings will come forth from you.


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