Parallel Verses
Amplified
I will bless her, and indeed I will also give you a son by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.”
New American Standard Bible
I will bless her, and indeed I will give you
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.
Holman Bible
I will bless her; indeed, I will give you a son by her.
International Standard Version
I will bless her. Furthermore, I will give you a son from her. I will bless her, so that nations, kings, and people will come from her."
A Conservative Version
And I will bless her. And moreover I will give thee a son by her. Yea, I will bless her, and she shall be [a mother of] nations; kings of peoples shall be by her.
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.
Bible in Basic English
And I will give her a blessing so that you will have a son by her: truly my blessing will be on her, and she will be the mother of nations: kings of peoples will be her offspring.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And I blessed her, and I gave thee also a son of her: and I blessed her and she was for nations, and kings of people shall be from her.
King James 2000
And I will bless her, and give you a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall come from her.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I will bless her; moreover, I give to you from her a son. And I will bless her, and {she shall give rise to nations}. Kings of peoples shall come from her."
Modern King James verseion
And I will bless her, and give you a son also of her. Yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations, kings of people shall be from her.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For I will bless her and give thee a son of her; and will bless her so that people, yea and kings of people, shall spring of her."
NET Bible
I will bless her and will give you a son through her. I will bless her and she will become a mother of nations. Kings of countries will come from her!"
New Heart English Bible
And I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. And I will bless her, and she will be a mother of nations. Kings of peoples will come from her."
The Emphasized Bible
and I will bless her, yea moreover will give - from her - to thee, a son, - And I will bless her, and she shall become nations. Kings of peoples, from her, shall arise.
Webster
And I will bless her, and give thee a son also by her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall proceed from her.
World English Bible
I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she will be a mother of nations. Kings of peoples will come from her."
Youngs 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.'
Themes
Barrenness » Miraculously removed, instances of » Sarai
Covenant » Instances of » Abraham
Covenant » The covenant with abraham
isaac » The miraculous son of abraham » Prophecies concerning
isaac » The miraculous son of abraham
Sarah » Also called sarai » Her miraculous conception of isaac
Topics
Interlinear
Nathan
Barak
Gowy
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 17:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abram And Circumcision, The Sign Of The Covenant
15
Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai (my princess), but her name will be Sarah (
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 35:11
And God said to him,
Be fruitful and multiply;
A nation and a company of nations shall come from you,
And kings shall be born of your
Genesis 17:6
I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them [granting them certain authority] and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth, and subjugate it [putting it under your power]; and rule over (dominate) the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and every living thing that moves upon the earth.”
Genesis 12:2
And
And I will bless you [abundantly],
And make your name great (exalted, distinguished);
And you shall be a blessing [a source of great good to others];
Genesis 18:10-14
He said, “I will surely return to you at this
Genesis 24:60
They blessed Rebekah and said to her,
Become [the mother of] thousands of ten thousands,
And may your descendants possess (conquer)
The [city] gate of those who hate them.”
Isaiah 49:23
“Kings will be your attendants,
And their princesses your nurses.
They will bow down to you with their faces to the earth
And lick the dust of your feet;
And you shall know [with an understanding based on personal experience] that I am the Lord;
For they shall not be put to shame who wait and hope expectantly for Me.
Romans 9:9
For this is what the promise said: “About this time [next year] I will come, and Sarah shall have a son.”
Galatians 4:26-31
But the Jerusalem above [that is, the way of faith, represented by Sarah] is free; she is our mother.
1 Peter 3:6
just as Sarah obeyed Abraham [following him and having regard for him as head of their house], calling him