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Genesis 17:4–8

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4“As for me, this is my covenant with you:a You will be the father of many nations.b 5No longer will you be called Abramb; your name will be Abraham,cc for I have made you a father of many nations.d 6I will make you very fruitful;e I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.f 7I will establish my covenantg as an everlasting covenanth between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your Godi and the God of your descendants after you.j 8The whole land of Canaan,k where you now reside as a foreigner,l I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you;m and I will be their God.n”

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Genesis 17:7: And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.

Footnotes

  1. bAbram means exalted father.
  2. cAbraham probably means father of many.

Cross references

  1. aSee Ge 15:18
  2. bver 16; See Ge 12:2; 25:23
  3. cver 15; Ge 32:28; 35:10; 37:3, 13; 43:6; 46:2; 1 Ki 18:31; 2 Ki 17:34; 1 Ch 1:34; Ne 9:7; Isa 48:1; See Jn 1:42
  4. dRo 4:17*
  5. eGe 1:28; 22:17; 26:22; 28:3; 35:11; 41:52; 47:27; 48:4; 49:22; Lev 26:9; Dt 7:13
  6. fver 16, 19; Ge 18:10; 21:1; 36:31; Isa 51:2; Mt 1:6
  7. gSee Ge 6:18; See Ge 15:18; Lev 26:9, 15
  8. hSee Ge 9:16; See Heb 13:20
  9. iEx 6:7; 20:2; 29:45, 46; Lev 11:44–45; 18:2; 22:33; 25:38; 26:12, 45; Nu 15:41; Dt 4:20; 7:6, 21; 29:13; 2 Sa 7:24; Jer 14:9; Rev 21:7
  10. jRo 9:8; Gal 3:16
  11. kSee Ge 10:19
  12. lGe 23:4; 28:4; 35:27; 37:1; Ex 6:4; 1 Ch 29:15
  13. mSee Ge 12:7; See 15:7
  14. nSee ver 7; Jer 31:1

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations. 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. And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you. And I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession, and I will be their God.”

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“As for me, here is my covenant with you: You will become the father of many nations. Your name will no longer be Abram; 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. I will confirm my covenant that is between me and you and your future offspring throughout their generations. It is a permanent covenant to be your God and the God of your offspring after you. And to you and your future offspring I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as a permanent possession, and I will be their God.”

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

“This is my covenant with you: I will make you the father of a multitude of nations! 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!

“I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants after you, from generation to generation. This is the everlasting covenant: I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you. And I will give the entire land of Canaan, where you now live as a foreigner, to you and your descendants. It will be their possession forever, and I will be their God.”

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“As for me, behold, my covenant shall be with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations. 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 exceedingly fruitful. I will make you a nation, and kings shall go out from you. And I will establish my covenant between me and you, and between your offspring after you, throughout their generations as an everlasting covenant to be as God for you and to your offspring after you. And I will give to you and to your offspring after you the land in which you are living as an alien, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting property. And I will be to them as God.”

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. 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. And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee. And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

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