Genesis 17:2

Genesis 17:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
• New International Version (NIV)Then I will make my covenant between me and you and will greatly increase your numbers.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)that I may make my covenant between me and you, and may multiply you greatly."
• New King James Version (NKJV)And I will make My covenant between Me and you, and will multiply you exceedingly.”

Context of Genesis 17:2

1Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty; Walk before Me, and be blameless. I will establish My covenant between Me and you, And I will multiply you exceedingly.” 3Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying, 4“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, And you will be the father of a multitude of nations.

Genesis 17:2 word by word

וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה בְרִיתִ֖י בֵּינִ֣י וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ וְאַרְבֶּ֥ה אוֹתְךָ֖ בִּמְאֹ֥ד מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear

• establishנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
• covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• betweenבַּ֫יִןbêyn · betweenH996
• multiplyרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• you exceedinglyמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966

Cross-references for Genesis 17:2

• Genesis 17:4“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, And you will be the father of a multitude of nations.
• Genesis 9:9“Now behold, I Myself do establish My covenant with you, and with your descendants after you;
• Genesis 15:18On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land, From the river of Egypt as far as the great river, the river Euphrates:
• Psalms 105:8He has remembered His covenant forever, The word which He commanded to a thousand generations,
• Galatians 3:17What I am saying is this: the Law, which came four hundred and thirty years later, does not invalidate a covenant previously ratified by God, so as to nullify the promise.
• Genesis 12:2And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And so you shall be a blessing;
• Genesis 13:16I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth, so that if anyone can number the dust of the earth, then your descendants can also be numbered.
• Genesis 22:17indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their enemies.

Commentaries on Genesis 17:2

• 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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-27God gave Abram's family signs that his promises would come true. He changed Abram's name to Abraham (17:1–8). He established circumcision as the sign of the covenant (17:9–14, 23–27). He changed Sarai's name to Sarah (17:15–22).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-271. Abram ... ninety years old and nine--thirteen years after the birth of Ishmael [Ge 16:16]. During that interval he had enjoyed the comforts of communion with God but had been favored with no special revelation as formerly, probably on account of his hasty and blameable marriage with Hagar. the Lord appeared--some visible manifestation of the divine presence, probably the Shekinah or radiant glory of overpowering effulgence. I am the Almighty God--the…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 17:2

• Abraham
• Communion
• Covenant

In the dictionaries

• Abraham
• Covenant
• Establish
• Everlasting
• Prophecy
• Works, Covenant of
• Agrarian Laws
• Atonement, Day of
• Circumcision
• Covenant, in the Old Testament

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