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Genesis 17:4

Covenant and promises

2 I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will multiply you exceedingly.”

3 Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,

“As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.

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

6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.

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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
“As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.
KJV
As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
WEB
“As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations.
ASV
As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.
DARBY
It is I: behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of a multitude of nations.
BLB
“As for me, behold, My covenant [is] with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.
ÅB
Se, jeg gjør en pakt med deg, og du skal bli far til en mengde folk.
OTB
“Så er det med meg: Dette er min pakt med deg: Du skal bli far til en mengde folkeslag.
B1930
Se, jeg gjør en pakt med dig, og du skal bli far til en mengde folk.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Genesis 35:11

    And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.

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  • Romans 4:11–18

    And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.

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  • Galatians 3:28–29

    There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

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  • Genesis 12:2

    I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

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  • Genesis 22:17

    I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.

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  • Genesis 16:10

    Then the angel added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.”

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  • Genesis 25:1–18

    Now Abraham had taken another wife, named Keturah,

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  • Genesis 36:1–43

    This is the account of Esau (that is, Edom).

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