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Genesis 17:15

AbrahamSarah
Identity and self-worth

13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.

14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.

And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.

16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

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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

    And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.

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  • Genesis 17:5

    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.

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  • 2 Samuel 12:25

    And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.

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