Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

Your name shall no longer be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I will make you the father of a multitude of nations.

New American Standard Bible

“No longer shall your name be called Abram,
But your name shall be Abraham;
For I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

King James Version

Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.

Holman Bible

Your name will no longer be Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I will make you the father of many nations.

International Standard Version

Your name is no longer to be Abram. Instead your name will be Abraham, since I'll make you the father of many nations.

A Conservative Version

Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham, for I have made thee the father of a multitude of nations.

American Standard Version

Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.

Amplified


“No longer shall your name be Abram (exalted father),
But your name shall be Abraham (father of a multitude);
For I will make you the father of many nations.

Bible in Basic English

No longer will your name be Abram, but Abraham, for I have made you the father of a number of nations.

Darby Translation

And thy name shall no more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.

Julia Smith Translation

And thy name shall no more be called Abram, and thy name shall be Abraham, for the father of a multitude of nations have I given thee.

King James 2000

Neither shall your name any more be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made you.

Modern King James verseion

Neither shall your name any more be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham. For I have made you a father of many nations.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Therefore shalt thou no more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham: for a father of many nations have I made thee,

NET Bible

No longer will your name be Abram. Instead, your name will be Abraham because I will make you the father of a multitude of nations.

New Heart English Bible

Neither will your name any more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

The Emphasized Bible

And thy name shall no more be called Abram, - but thy name shall become Abraham, for father of a multitude of nations, have I appointed thee;

Webster

Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.

World English Bible

Neither will your name any more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

Youngs Literal Translation

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁם 
Shem 
Usage: 865

קרא 
Qara' 
Usage: 736

H87
אברם 
'Abram 
Usage: 61

but thy name
שׁם 
Shem 
Usage: 865

H85
אברהם 
'Abraham 
Usage: 175

of many
המן המון 
Hamown 
Usage: 83

גּי גּוי 
Gowy 
Usage: 558

Images Genesis 17:5

Prayers for Genesis 17:5

Context Readings

Abram And Circumcision, The Sign Of The Covenant

4 "[As for] me, behold, my covenant [shall be] with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations. 5 Your name shall no longer be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I will make you the father of a multitude of nations. 6 And I will make you {exceedingly} fruitful. I will make you a nation, and kings shall go out from you.

Cross References

Nehemiah 9:7

You are Yahweh, the God who chose Abram and brought him from Ur of the Chaldeans and named him Abraham.

Genesis 17:15

And God said to Abraham, "[as for] Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, for Sarah [shall be] her name.

John 1:42

He brought him to Jesus. Looking at him, Jesus said, "You are Simon the son of John. You will be called Cephas" (which is interpreted "Peter").

Romans 4:17

(just as it is written, "I have made you the father of many nations") before God, in whom he believed, the one who makes the dead alive and who calls the things that are not as [though] they are,

Genesis 32:28

And he said, "Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed."

Numbers 13:16

These [are] the names of the men whom Moses sent to explore the land. And Moses called Hoshea son of Nun Joshua.

2 Samuel 12:25

He sent [word] by the hand of Nathan the prophet, so he called him Jedidiah because of Yahweh.

Isaiah 62:2-4

And [the] nations shall see your righteousness, and all [the] kings your glory, and {you will be called} a new name that the mouth of Yahweh will designate.

Isaiah 65:15

And you shall leave your name to my chosen ones as a curse, and the Lord Yahweh will kill you, and he will {give} his servants another name.

Jeremiah 20:3

{And then} on the next day, when Pashhur brought Jeremiah out from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, "Yahweh will not call your name Pashhur, {but} Terror From All Around.

Jeremiah 23:6

In his days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell {in safety}, and this [is] his name [by] which he will be called: 'Yahweh [is] our righteousness.'

Matthew 1:21-23

And she will give birth to a son, and you will call his name 'Jesus,' because he will save his people from their sins."

Revelation 2:17

The one who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give to him [some] of the hidden manna, and I will give to him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, that no one knows except the one who receives [it].'

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