Genesis 17:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

Genesis 17:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 17:16 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 17:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she will be a mother of nations. Kings of peoples will come from her.””

Genesis 17:16 — World English Bible

Genesis 17:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And I will bless her, and moreover I will give thee a son of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be of her. ”

Genesis 17:16 — American Standard Version

Genesis 17:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and I have blessed her, and have also given to thee a son from her; and I have blessed her, and she hath become nations--kings of peoples are from her.'”

Genesis 17:16 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 17:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And I will bless her, and I will give thee a son also of her; and I will bless her, and she shall become nations: kings of peoples shall be of her. ”

Genesis 17:16 — Darby Translation

Genesis 17:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And I will blesse her, and will also giue thee a sonne of her, yea, I will blesse her, and she shall be the mother of nations: Kings also of people shall come of her.”

Genesis 17:16 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 17:16 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And I will bless her, and indeed I will give you a son from her; yes, I will bless her, and she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her."”

Genesis 17:16 — The Living Sword

Genesis 17:16 in Context — Genesis 17

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?

18 And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!

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What Does Genesis 17:16 Mean?

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