Genesis 17:4-6
New King James Version
4 “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be (A)a father of [a]many nations. 5 No longer shall (B)your name be called [b]Abram, but your name shall be [c]Abraham; (C)for I have made you a father of [d]many nations. 6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make (D)nations of you, and (E)kings shall come from you.
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- Genesis 17:4 Lit. a multitude of nations
- Genesis 17:5 Lit. Exalted Father
- Genesis 17:5 Lit. Father of a Multitude
- Genesis 17:5 a multitude of
Genesis 17:15-16
New King James Version
15 Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but [a]Sarah shall be her name. 16 And I will bless her (A)and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother (B)of nations; (C)kings of peoples shall be from her.”
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- Genesis 17:15 Lit. Princess
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