“And I shall make you a great nation, and bless you and make your name great, and you shall be a blessing!
Genesis 17:4 - The Scriptures 1998 “As for Me, look, My covenant is with you, and you shall become a father of many nations. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition As for Me, behold, My covenant (solemn pledge) is with you, and you shall be the father of many nations. American Standard Version (1901) As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations. Common English Bible “But me, my covenant is with you; you will be the ancestor of many nations. Catholic Public Domain Version And God said to him: "I AM, and my covenant is with you, and you will be the father of many nations. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And God said to him: I AM, And my covenant is with thee; and thou shalt be a father of many nations. |
“And I shall make you a great nation, and bless you and make your name great, and you shall be a blessing!
“And I shall make your seed as the dust of the earth, so that, if a man could count the dust of the earth, then your seed also could be counted.
And the Messenger of יהוה said to her, “I am going to increase your seed greatly, too numerous to be counted.”
that I shall certainly bless you, and I shall certainly increase your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore, and let your seed possess the gate of their enemies.
And יהוה said to her, “Two nations are in your womb, and two peoples shall be separated from your body. And one people shall be stronger than the other, and the older serve the younger.”
“For You said, ‘I shall certainly do good to you, and shall make your seed as the sand of the sea, which are too numerous to count.’ ”
But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also becomes a people, and he also is great. And yet, his younger brother is greater than he, and his seed is to become the completeness of the nations.”
“And I also established My covenant with them, to give them the land of Kenaʽ