Genesis 17:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.”
Genesis 17:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 17:5 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 17:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Your name will no more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.”
Genesis 17:5 — World English Bible
Genesis 17:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee. ”
Genesis 17:5 — American Standard Version
Genesis 17:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and thy name is no more called Abram, but thy name hath been Abraham, for father of a multitude of nations have I made thee;”
Genesis 17:5 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 17:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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. ”
Genesis 17:5 — Darby Translation
Genesis 17:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shalbe Abraham: for a father of many nations haue I made thee.”
Genesis 17:5 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 17:5 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And your name shall not any more be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham—for I have made you a father of a multitude of nations.”
Genesis 17:5 — The Living Sword
Genesis 17:5 in Context — Genesis 17
3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
7 And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
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What Does Genesis 17:5 Mean?
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