I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing.
Genesis 17:4 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) *As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing.
I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then your seed may also be numbered.
The angel of the LORD said to her, *I will greatly multiply your seed, that they will not be numbered for multitude.*
that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your seed greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your seed will possess the gate of his enemies.
The LORD said to her, Two nations are in your womb. Two peoples will be separated from your body. The one people will be stronger than the other people. The elder will serve the younger.
May El Shaddai bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, that you may be a company of peoples,
You said, 'I will surely do you good, and make your seed as the sand of the sea, which can't be numbered because there are so many.'*
God said to him, *I am El Shaddai. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations will be from you, and kings will come out of your body.
His father refused, and said, *I know, my son, I know. He also will become a people, and he also will be great. However, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his seed will become a multitude of nations.*
I have also established my covenant with them, to give them the land of Kena`an, the land of their travels, in which they lived as aliens.