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

17Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said to his heart, “Will a son be born to a 100-year-old man? Or will Sarah—who is 90 years old—give birth?” 18So Abraham said to God, “If only Ishmael might live before you!” But God said, “On the contrary, Sarah your wife will bear you a son and you must name him Isaac. So I will confirm My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his seed after him. 20As for Ishmael, I have heard you. See, I have blessed him and I will make him fruitful, and I will multiply him very very much. He will father twelve princes and I will make him a great nation. 21But My covenant will I establish with Isaac whom Sarah will bear to you at this set 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Sarahשָׂרָהώârâh · SarahH8283
• thy wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• shall bearיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• thee a sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• indeedאֲבָל'ăbâl · trulyH61
• and thou shalt callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• his nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• Isaacיִצְחָקyitschâq · IsaacH3327
• and I will establishקוּםqûm · to arise: establishH6965
• my covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• with him for an everlastingעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• with his seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seed: childrenH2233
• after himאַחַר'achar · afterH310

Cross-references for Genesis 17:19

• Genesis 17:21But My covenant will I establish with Isaac whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time next year.”
• Genesis 18:10Then He said, “I will most surely return to you in about a year’s time, surprisingly, Sarah your wife will have a son.” Sarah was listening at the entrance of the tent, which was behind Him.
• Genesis 21:2So Sarah became pregnant and gave birth to a son for Abraham in his old age, at the appointed time that God had told him.
• 2 Kings 4:16Then he said, “At this season next year, you will be embracing a son.” But she said, “No, my lord, do not lie to your handmaid, man of God.”
• Luke 1:13But the angel said, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give birth to your son, and you will name him John.
• Romans 9:6But it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all those who are descended from Israel are Israel,
• Galatians 4:28Now you, brothers and sisters—like Isaac, you are children of promise.
• Genesis 17:17Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said to his heart, “Will a son be born to a 100-year-old man? Or will Sarah—who is 90 years old—give birth?”

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