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href="/niv/genesis/17.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />"As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/17.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“This is my covenant with you: I will make you the father of a multitude of nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/17.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/17.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />“As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, And you will be the father of a multitude of nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/17.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />"As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, And you will be the father of a multitude of nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/17.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, And you shall be the father of a multitude of nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/17.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, And [as a result] you shall be the father of many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/17.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“As for me, here is my covenant with you: You will become the father of many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As for Me, My covenant is with you: you will become the father of many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/17.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"I make this covenant with you: I promise that you will be the ancestor of many nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/17.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"My promise is still with you. You will become the father of many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/17.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Look, I've made a covenant with you. You will be the father of many nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/17.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations.</div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />As for me, behold, my covenant <i>is</i> with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/17.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/genesis/17.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />As for me, behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/17.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"As for me, look, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/17.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />"As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/genesis/17.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />As for me, behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/17.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/genesis/17.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />"As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/genesis/17.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />It is I: behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of a multitude of nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/17.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/17.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/genesis/17.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Beholde, I make my couenant with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/genesis/17.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />It is I, behold my couenaut <FI>is<Fi> with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/genesis/17.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Beholde, It is I, and haue my couenaut with the, and thou shalt be a father of many people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/tyndale/genesis/17.htm">Tyndale Bible of 1526</a></span><br />I am beholde my testamet is with the that thou shalt be a father of many natios.</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/17.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“I—behold, My covenant [is] with you, and you have become father of a multitude of nations;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I -- lo, My covenant is with thee, and thou hast become father of a multitude of nations;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/17.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I, behold my covenant with thee, thou being father of a multitude of nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/17.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And God said to him: I AM, and my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father. of many nations. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/17.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And God said to him: “I AM, and my covenant is with you, and you will be the father of many nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/17.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And your name shall not be called Abram again, but your name shall be Abraham, because I have given you as the father to the multitude of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/17.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />As for me, behold, I am establishing my covenant with you, and you shall be a father of many peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/17.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />As for Me, behold, My covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/17.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And I, behold! my covenant <i>is</i> with thee, and thou shalt be a father of a multitude of nations.</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/genesis/17.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">“As for Me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">this is</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285: ḇə·rî·ṯî (N-fsc:: 1cs) -- A covenant. From barah (like bara'); a compact.">My covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’it·tāḵ (Prep:: 2ms) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.">with you:</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">You will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: lə·’aḇ (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">the father</a> <a href="/hebrew/1995.htm" title="1995: hă·mō·wn (N-msc) -- A sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance. Or hamon; from hamah; a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth.">of many</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: gō·w·yim (N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">nations.</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/genesis/17.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589. 'aniy (an-ee') -- I">‘I</a><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009. hinneh (hin-nay') -- lo! behold!">—lo</a><a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285. briyth (ber-eeth') -- a covenant">, My covenant</a><a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854. 'eth (ayth) -- with (denoting proximity)"> [is] with</a><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm1961. hayah (haw-yaw) -- to fall out, come to pass, become, be"> thee, and thou hast become</a><a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1. 'ab (awb) -- father"> father</a><a href="/hebrew/1995.htm" title="1995. hamown (haw-mone') -- a sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance"> of a multitude</a><a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471. gowy (go'-ee) -- nation, people"> of nations;</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/genesis/17.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str">“ <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="אֲנִי pi1cs 589">As for Me</a>, <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ִי psn1cs">My</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="בְּרִית ncfsc 1285"> covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="אֵת_2 Pp 854"> is with</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ְכָ psn2ms"> you</a>: <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="היה vqp2ms{2} 1961">you will become</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="אָב ncmsc 1"> the father</a> <a href="/hebrew/1995.htm" title="הָמֹון ncmsc 1995"> of many</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="גֹּוי ncmpa 1471"> nations</a>.</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/genesis/17.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009. hinneh (hin-nay') -- lo! behold!">"As for Me, behold,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285. briyth (ber-eeth') -- a covenant">My covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1. 'ab (awb) -- father">is with you, And you will be the father</a> <a href="/hebrew/1995.htm" title="1995. hamown (haw-mone') -- a sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance">of a multitude</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471. gowy (go'-ee) -- nation, people">of nations.</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/genesis/17.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589. 'aniy (an-ee') -- I">As for me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" title="1285. briyth (ber-eeth') -- a covenant">behold, my covenant</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1. 'ab (awb) -- father">[is] with thee, and thou shalt be a father</a> <a href="/hebrew/1995.htm" title="1995. hamown (haw-mone') -- a sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance">of many</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471. gowy (go'-ee) -- nation, people">nations.</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../genesis/17-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Genesis 17:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Genesis 17:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../genesis/17-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Genesis 17:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Genesis 17:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>