Genesis

Genesis 17:4–6

4“As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. 5No longer will you be called Abram,b but your name will be Abraham,c for I have made you a father of many nations.d

6I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.

Footnotes

  • b 17:5 Abram means exalted father.
  • c 17:5 Abraham means father of many.
  • d 17:5 Cited in Romans 4:17|ROM 4:17

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Genesis 17:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
As for Meאֲנִ֕י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
this isהִנֵּ֥הhin·nêhInterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
My covenantבְרִיתִ֖יḇə·rî·ṯîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH1285 covenant
with youאִתָּ֑ךְ’it·tāḵPreposition; second person masculine singularH854 with
You will beוְהָיִ֕יתָwə·hā·yî·ṯāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the fatherלְאַ֖בlə·’aḇPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH1 father
of manyהֲמ֥וֹןhă·mō·wnNoun - masculine singular constructH1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance
nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃gō·w·yimNoun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people

Genesis 17:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Noוְלֹא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
longerע֛וֹד‘ō·wḏAdverbH5750 a going round, continuance
you be calledיִקָּרֵ֥אyiq·qā·rêVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
Abramאַבְרָ֑ם’aḇ·rāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH87 Abram
but your nameשִׁמְךָ֙šim·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH8034 name
will beוְהָיָ֤הwə·hā·yāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֔ם’aḇ·rā·hāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH85 Abraham
forכִּ֛יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
I have made youנְתַתִּֽיךָ׃nə·ṯat·tî·ḵāVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
a fatherאַב־’aḇ-Noun - masculine singular constructH1 father
of manyהֲמ֥וֹןhă·mō·wnNoun - masculine singular constructH1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance
nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgō·w·yimNoun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people

Genesis 17:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I will make you exceedinglyבִּמְאֹ֣דbim·’ōḏPreposition-b; AdverbH3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
fruitfulוְהִפְרֵתִ֤יwə·hip̄·rê·ṯîConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularH6509 bear fruit, be fruitful
I will makeוּנְתַתִּ֖יךָū·nə·ṯat·tî·ḵāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
nationsלְגוֹיִ֑םlə·ḡō·w·yimPreposition-l; Noun - masculine pluralH1471 nation, people
and kingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםū·mə·lā·ḵîmConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine pluralH4428 king
will descendיֵצֵֽאוּ׃yê·ṣê·’ūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3318 go or come out
from youמִמְּךָ֥mim·mə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

Cross-references

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Genesis 17:4 Genesis 35:11 · Romans 4:11–18 · Genesis 12:2 · Galatians 3:28–29

Genesis 17:5 Matthew 1:21–23 · Nehemiah 9:7 · Romans 4:17 · Genesis 17:15 · Genesis 32:28 · Revelation 2:17 · Jeremiah 20:3 · Isaiah 62:2–4

Genesis 17:6 Genesis 17:4 · Matthew 1:6–17 · Genesis 35:11 · Genesis 17:16 · Genesis 17:20 · Ezra 4:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.