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.

10 This is My covenant which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: ^aEvery male child among you shall be circumcised;

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.

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