Genesis 17:19

Genesis 17:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.
• New International Version (NIV)Then God said, “Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)God said, "No, but Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac. I will establish my covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his offspring after him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then God said: “No, Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him.

Context of Genesis 17:19

17Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?” 18And Abraham said to God, “O that Ishmael might live under Your blessing!” But God replied, “Your wife Sarah will indeed bear you a son, and you are to name him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him. 20As 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. 21But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”

Genesis 17:19 word by word

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֱלֹהִ֗ים אֲבָל֙ שָׂרָ֣ה אִשְׁתְּךָ֗ יֹלֶ֤דֶת לְךָ֙ בֵּ֔ן וְקָרָ֥אתָ אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ יִצְחָ֑ק וַהֲקִמֹתִ֨י אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֥י אִתּ֛וֹ לִבְרִ֥ית עוֹלָ֖ם לְזַרְע֥וֹ אַחֲרָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• But Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• repliedאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Your wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• Sarahשָׂרָהώârâh · SarahH8283
• will indeedאֲבָל'ăbâl · trulyH61
• bearיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• a sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• and you are to nameקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• himשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Isaacיִצְחָקyitschâq · IsaacH3327
• I will establishקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• My covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• with himאֵת'êth · withH854
• as an everlastingעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• for his descendantsזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• after himאַחַר'achar · afterH310

Cross-references for Genesis 17:19

• Genesis 17:21But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.”
• Genesis 18:10Then the LORD said, “I will surely return to you at this time next year, and your wife Sarah will have a son!” Now Sarah was behind him, listening at the entrance to the tent.
• Genesis 21:2So Sarah conceived and bore a son to Abraham in his old age, at the very time God had promised.
• 2 Kings 4:16And Elisha declared, “At this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.” “No, my lord,” she said. “Do not lie to your maidservant, O man of God.”
• Luke 1:13But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
• Romans 9:6It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.
• Galatians 4:28Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.
• Genesis 17:17Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”

Commentaries on Genesis 17:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-27Verses 1-27 - The Sealing of the Covenant 1. שׁדי shaday Shaddai, “Irresistible, able to destroy, and by inference to make, Almighty.” שׁדד shādad “be strong, destroy.” This name is found six times in Genesis, and thirty-one times in Job. 5. אברהם 'abrâhām Abraham, from אברם 'abrām “high-father,” and הם hām the radical part of המין hāmôn a “multitude,” is obtained by a euphonic abbreviation אברהם 'abrâhām “father of a multitude.” The root רהם rhm…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-22Verses 15-22 Here is the promise made to Abraham of a son by Sarai, in whom the promise made to him should be fulfilled. The assurance of this promise was the change of Sarai's name into Sarah. Sarai signifies my princess, as if her honour were confined to one family only; Sarah signifies a princess. The more favours God confers upon us, the more low we should be in our own eyes. Abraham showed great joy; he laughed, it was a laughter of delight, not of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19The name Isaac (Hebrew yitskhaq) means “he laughs.” This recalls Abraham's disbelief when he heard God's promise. It also reminds us of God's favor and pleasure at Isaac's birth (compare 21:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2019-20. The blessings of the covenant are reserved for Isaac, but common blessings were abundantly promised to Ishmael; and though the visible Church did not descend from his family, yet personally he might, and it is to be hoped did, enjoy its benefits.Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 17:19

• Abraham
• Barrenness
• Covenant
• Isaac
• Prophecy
• Sarah

In the dictionaries

• God
• Isaac
• Sarah
• Sarah; Sarai
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Abraham
• Covenant
• Establish
• Everlasting
• Works, Covenant of

Commentaries on Genesis 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings