Genesis 17:6 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 17:6

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 17:6

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American Standard Version
And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

Amplified® Bible
And I will make you exceedingly fruitful and I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.

Contemporary English Version
I will give you a lot of descendants, and in the future they will become great nations. Some of them will even be kings.

Darby English Version
And I will make thee exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

Good News Bible
I will give you many descendants, and some of them will be kings. You will have so many descendants that they will become nations.

King James Version
And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

New American Standard Bible
"I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings will come forth from you.

New International Version
I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.

New King James Version
I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings will come forth from you.

Revised Standard Version
I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come forth from you.

Young's Literal Translation
and I have made thee exceeding fruitful, and made thee become nations, and kings go out from thee.

New English Translation
I will make you¹ extremely² fruitful. I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.³

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