Genesis 17:4 ““As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of ma…”

Genesis 17:4

“As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

American Standard Version

As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.

Geneva Bible 1599

Beholde, I make my couenant with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations,

Darby Translation

It is I: behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of a multitude of nations.

Young's Literal Translation

'I — lo, My covenant [is] with thee, and thou hast become father of a multitude of nations;

Bible in Basic English

As for me, my agreement is made with you, and you will be the father of nations without end.

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Cross references

“a father”

Genesis 35:11 Romans 4:11–18 Genesis 12:2 Genesis 13:16 Genesis 16:10 Genesis 22:17

Genesis 35:11 · BSB

And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.

Romans 4:11–18 · BSB

And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteous…

Genesis 12:2 · BSB

I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

Genesis 13:16 · BSB

I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

Genesis 16:10 · BSB

Then the angel added, “I will greatly multiply your offspring so that they will be too numerous to count.”

Genesis 22:17 · BSB

I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.

Also

Genesis 48:19

Genesis 48:19 · BSB

But his father refused. “I know, my son, I know!” he said. “He too shall become a people, and he too shall be great; nevertheless, his younger brother shall be greater than he, and his offspring shall become a multitude…

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,

5No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.

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