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Genesis 17:5

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5No longer will you be called Abramb; your name will be Abraham,cc for I have made you a father of many nations.d

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Footnotes

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

Cross references

  1. 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
  2. dRo 4:17*

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Your name will no longer be Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I will make you the father of many nations.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.