4It is I: behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of a multitude of nations.


In Context

1 And Abram was ninety-nine years old, when Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said to him, I am the Almighty God: walk before my face, and be perfect.

2 And I will set my covenant between me and thee, and will very greatly multiply thee.

3 And Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying,

4 It is I: behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of a multitude of nations.

5 And thy name shall no more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.

6 And I will make thee exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

Genesis 17:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:4As for me, behold, my covenant [is] with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

17:4"As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

17:4And God said to him: I AM, and my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father. of many nations.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

17:4As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

17:4As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:4As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

17:4|As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

17:4I — lo, My covenant is with thee, and thou hast become father of a multitude of nations;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

17:4As for me, behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.