Genesis 17:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 17:5

3 Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying:

4 “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a ^afather of many nations.

5 No longer shall ^ayour name be called Abram, but your name shall be² Abraham; ^bfor I have made you a father of³ many nations.

6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations ^aof you, and ^bkings shall come from you.

7 And I will ^aestablish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, ^bto be God to you and ^cyour descendants after you.

8 Also ^aI give to you and your descendants after you the land ^bin which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and ^cI will be their God.”

9 And God said to Abraham: “As for you, ^ayou shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

Verse Comparison: Genesis 17:5

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American Standard Version
Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.

Amplified® Bible
Nor shall your name any longer be Abram [high, exalted father]; but your name shall be Abraham [father of a multitude], for I have made you the father of many nations.

Contemporary English Version
(SEE 17:4)

Darby English Version
And thy name shall no more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.

Good News Bible
Your name will no longer be Abram, but Abraham, because I am making you the ancestor of many nations.

King 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.

New American Standard Bible
"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.

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

New King James Version
No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"No longer shall people call your name Abram, But I shall call your name Abraham; For I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

Revised Standard Version
No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

Young's Literal Translation
and thy name is no more called Abram, but thy name hath been Abraham, for father of a multitude of nations have I made thee;

New English Translation
No longer will your name be¹ Abram. Instead, your name will be Abraham² because I will make you³ the father of a multitude of nations.

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