Genesis 17:5
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5 No longer shall (A)your name be called [a]Abram, but your name shall be [b]Abraham; (B)for I have made you a father of [c]many nations.
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- Genesis 17:5 Lit. Exalted Father
- Genesis 17:5 Lit. Father of a Multitude
- Genesis 17:5 a multitude of
Genesis 17:4
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4 “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be (A)a father of [a]many nations.
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- Genesis 17:4 Lit. a multitude of nations
Genesis 17:6
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6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make (A)nations of you, and (B)kings shall come from you.
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Genesis 17:7
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7 And I will (A)establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, (B)to be God to you and (C)your descendants after you.
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Genesis 17:8
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8 Also (A)I give to you and your descendants after you the land (B)in[a] which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and (C)I will be their God.”
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- Genesis 17:8 Lit. of your sojournings
Genesis 17:9
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9 And God said to Abraham: “As for you, (A)you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.
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Genesis 17:10
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10 This is My covenant which you shall keep, between Me and you and your descendants after you: (A)Every male child among you shall be circumcised;
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Genesis 17:11
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11 and you shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be (A)a sign of the covenant between Me and you.
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Genesis 17:12
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12 He who is eight days old among you (A)shall be circumcised, every male child in your generations, he who is born in your house or bought with money from any foreigner who is not your descendant.
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Genesis 17:13
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13 He who is born in your house and he who is bought with your money must be circumcised, and My covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
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Genesis 17:14
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14 And the uncircumcised male child, who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that person (A)shall be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”
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