Genesis 17:6 “I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and…”

Genesis 17:6

I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

World English Bible

I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you. Kings will come out of you.

American Standard Version

And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

Geneva Bible 1599

Also I will make thee exceeding fruitfull, and will make nations of thee: yea, Kings shall proceede of thee.

Darby Translation

And I will make thee exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

Young's Literal Translation

and I have made thee exceeding fruitful, and made thee become nations, and kings go out from thee.

Bible in Basic English

I will make you very fertile, so that nations will come from you and kings will be your offspring.

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Cross references

“nations”

Genesis 17:4 Genesis 35:11 Genesis 17:20

Genesis 17:4 · BSB

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

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.

Genesis 17:20 · BSB

As for Ishmael, I have heard you, and I will surely bless him; I will make him fruitful and multiply him greatly. He will become the father of twelve rulers, and I will make him into a great nation.

“kings”

Matthew 1:6–17 Genesis 17:16 Ezra 4:20 Genesis 36:31–43

Matthew 1:6–17 · BSB

and Jesse the father of David the king. Next: David was the father of Solomon by Uriah’s wife,

Genesis 17:16 · BSB

And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”

Ezra 4:20 · BSB

And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and tribute, duty, and toll were paid to them.

Genesis 36:31–43 · BSB

These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites:

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

In context

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

7I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

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