Genesis 17:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.”
Genesis 17:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 17:15 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 17:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name shall be Sarah.”
Genesis 17:15 — World English Bible
Genesis 17:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. ”
Genesis 17:15 — American Standard Version
Genesis 17:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And God saith unto Abraham, `Sarai thy wife--thou dost not call her name Sarai, for Sarah <FI>is<Fi> her name;”
Genesis 17:15 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 17:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“AndGod said to Abraham, [As to] Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. ”
Genesis 17:15 — Darby Translation
Genesis 17:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Afterward God said vnto Abraham, Sarai thy wife shalt thou not call Sarai, but Sarah shalbe her name.”
Genesis 17:15 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 17:15 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And God said to Abraham, "Sarai—your wife—shall be called no more Sarai; her name shall be Sarah.”
Genesis 17:15 — The Living Sword
Genesis 17:15 in Context — Genesis 17
13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
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What Does Genesis 17:15 Mean?
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