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Genesis 17:15

AbrahamSarah
Identity and self-worth

13 Whether they are born in your household or purchased, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh will be an everlasting covenant.

14 But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”

Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai, for her name is to be Sarah.

16 And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”

17 Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai, for her name is to be Sarah.
KJV
And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
WEB
God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name shall be Sarah.
ASV
And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
DARBY
And God said to Abraham, [As to] Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name.
BLB
And God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah [is] her name.
ÅB
Og Gud sa til Abraham: Sarai, din hustru, skal du ikke lenger kalle Sarai - Sara skal være hennes navn.
OTB
Så sa Gud til Abraham: “Når det gjelder Sarai, din kone, skal du ikke kalle henne Sarai, men Sara skal være hennes navn.
B1930
Og Gud sa til Abraham: Sarai, din hustru, skal du ikke lenger kalle Sarai - Sara skal være hennes navn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 32:28

    Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”

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  • Genesis 17:5

    No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.

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  • 2 Samuel 12:25

    and sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah because the LORD loved him.

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