Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
I -- lo, My covenant is with thee, and thou hast become father of a multitude of nations;
New American Standard Bible
And you will be the father of a
King James Version
As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
Holman Bible
“As for Me, My covenant is with you: you will become the father of many nations.
International Standard Version
"Look, I've made a covenant with you. You will be the father of many nations.
A Conservative Version
As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shall be the father of a multitude of nations.
American Standard Version
As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.
Amplified
“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you,
And [as a result] you shall be the father of many nations.
Bible in Basic English
As for me, my agreement is made with you, and you will be the father of nations without end.
Darby Translation
It is I: behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of a multitude of nations.
Julia Smith Translation
I, behold my covenant with thee, thou being father of a multitude of nations.
King James 2000
As for me, behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.
Lexham Expanded Bible
"[As for] me, behold, my covenant [shall be] with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations.
Modern King James verseion
As for Me, behold! My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
"I am. Behold, my covenant is with thee, that thou shalt be a father of many nations.
NET Bible
"As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations.
New Heart English Bible
"As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations.
The Emphasized Bible
As for me, lo! my covenant is with thee, - So shalt thou become - father of a multitude of nations;
Webster
As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
World English Bible
"As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations.
Themes
Circumcision » Covenant promises of
Circumcision » The covenant of circumcision
Covenant » Instances of » Abraham
Covenant » The covenant with abraham
Interlinear
B@riyth
'ab
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 17:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abram And Circumcision, The Sign Of The Covenant
3 And Abram falleth upon his face, and God speaketh with him, saying, 4 I -- lo, My covenant is with thee, and thou hast become father of a multitude of nations; 5 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;
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 35:11
And God saith to him, 'I am God Almighty; be fruitful and multiply, a nation and an assembly of nations is from thee, and kings from thy loins go out;
Genesis 12:2
And I make thee become a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing.
Genesis 13:16
And I have set thy seed as dust of the earth, so that, if one is able to number the dust of the earth, even thy seed is numbered;
Genesis 16:10
and the messenger of Jehovah saith to her, 'Multiplying I multiply thy seed, and it is not numbered from multitude;'
Genesis 22:17
that blessing I bless thee, and multiplying I multiply thy seed as stars of the heavens, and as sand which is on the sea-shore; and thy seed doth possess the gate of his enemies;
Genesis 25:1-18
And Abraham addeth and taketh a wife, and her name is Keturah;
Genesis 32:12
and Thou -- Thou hast said, I certainly do good with thee, and have set thy seed as the sand of the sea, which is not numbered because of the multitude.'
Genesis 36:1-43
And these are births of Esau, who is Edom.
Genesis 48:19
And his father refuseth, and saith, 'I have known, my son, I have known; he also becometh a people, and he also is great, and yet, his young brother is greater than he, and his seed is the fulness of the nations;'
Numbers 1:1-54
And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, in the tent of meeting, on the first of the second month, in the second year of their going out of the land of Egypt, saying:
Numbers 26:1-65
And it cometh to pass, after the plague, that Jehovah speaketh unto Moses, and unto Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying,
Romans 4:11-18
and a sign he did receive of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith in the uncircumcision, for his being father of all those believing through uncircumcision, for the righteousness also being reckoned to them,
Galatians 3:28-29
there is not here Jew or Greek, there is not here servant nor freeman, there is not here male and female, for all ye are one in Christ Jesus;