Genesis 17:16 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 17:16

14 And the uncircumcised male child, who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that person ^ashall be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”

15 Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name.

16 And I will bless her and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, ^aand she shall be a mother ^bof nations; ^ckings of peoples shall be from her.”

17 Then Abraham fell on his face ^aand laughed, and said in his heart, “Shall a child be born to a man who is one hundred years old? And shall Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?”

18 And Abraham ^asaid to God, “Oh, that Ishmael might live before You!”

19 Then God said: “No, ^aSarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; I will establish My ^bcovenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him.

20 And as for Ishmael, I have heard you. Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and ^awill multiply him exceedingly. He shall beget ^btwelve princes, ^cand I will make him a great nation.

21 But My ^acovenant I will establish with Isaac, ^bwhom Sarah shall bear to you at this ^cset time next year.”

Verse Comparison: Genesis 17:16

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American Standard Version
And I will bless her, and moreover I will give thee a son of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be `a mother of' nations; kings of peoples shall be of her.

Amplified® Bible
And I will bless her and give you a son also by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.

Contemporary English Version
I will bless her, and you will have a son by her. She will become the mother of nations, and some of her descendants will even be kings.

Darby English Version
And I will bless her, and I will give thee a son also of her; and I will bless her, and she shall become nations: kings of peoples shall be of her.

Good News Bible
I will bless her, and I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will become the mother of nations, and there will be kings among her descendants."

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
"I will bless her, and indeed I will give you a son by her. Then I will bless her, and she shall be {a mother of} nations; kings of peoples will come from her."

New International Version
I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her."

New King James Version
And I will bless her and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be from her.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"I will bless her, and indeed I will give you a son by her Then I will bless her, and people shall acknowledge her as a mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her."

Revised Standard Version
I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her; I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall come from her."

Young's Literal Translation
and I have blessed her, and have also given to thee a son from her; and I have blessed her, and she hath become nations -- kings of peoples are from her.'

New English Translation
I will bless her and will give you a son through her. I will bless her and she will become a mother of nations.¹ Kings of countries² will come from her!”

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