“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you,
And you will be the father of a (A)multitude of nations.
“No longer shall your name be called [a]Abram,
But (B)your name shall be [b]Abraham;
For (C)I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and (D)kings will come forth from you.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 17:5 I.e. exalted father
  2. Genesis 17:5 I.e. father of a multitude

16 I will bless her, and indeed I will give you (A)a son by her. Then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; (B)kings of peoples will [a]come from her.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 17:16 Lit be

14 From Kadesh Moses then sent messengers to (A)the king of Edom: “Thus your brother Israel has said, ‘You (B)know all the hardship that has befallen us;

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(A)and command the people, saying, “You will pass through the (B)territory of your brothers the sons of Esau who live in Seir; and (C)they will be afraid of you. So be very careful;

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“So we passed beyond our brothers the sons of Esau, who live in Seir, away from the (A)Arabah road, away from Elath and (B)from Ezion-geber. And we turned and passed through by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

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