Genesis 17
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Genesis 17:2-7

2And I will makeH5414 my covenantH1285 between me and thee, and will multiplyH7235 thee exceedinglyH3966.

3And AbramH87 fellH5307 on his faceH6440: and GodH430 talkedH1696 with him, sayingH559,

4As for meH589, behold, my covenantH1285 is with thee, and thou shalt be a fatherH1 of manyH1995 nationsH1471.1

5Neither shall thy nameH8034 any more be calledH7121 AbramH87, but thy nameH8034 shall be AbrahamH85; for a fatherH1 of manyH1995 nationsH1471 have I made theeH5414.2

6And I will makeH6509 thee exceedingH3966 fruitfulH6509, and I will makeH5414 nationsH1471 of thee, and kingsH4428 shall come outH3318 of thee.

7And I will establishH6965 my covenantH1285 between me and thee and thy seedH2233 after theeH310 in their generationsH1755 for an everlastingH5769 covenantH1285, to be a GodH430 unto thee, and to thy seedH2233 after theeH310.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 17:4 many…: Heb. multitude of nations. ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 17:5 Abraham: that is, Father of a great multitude. ↩

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