Genesis 17:4-6
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4 “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you,
And you will be the father of a (A)multitude of nations.
5 No longer shall you be named [a]Abram,
But (B)your name shall be [b]Abraham;
For (C)I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and (D)kings will come from you.
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- Genesis 17:5 I.e., exalted father
- Genesis 17:5 I.e., father of a multitude
Genesis 17:4-6
New International Version
4 “As for me, this is my covenant with you:(A) You will be the father of many nations.(B) 5 No longer will you be called Abram[a]; your name will be Abraham,[b](C) for I have made you a father of many nations.(D) 6 I will make you very fruitful;(E) I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.(F)
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- Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father.
- Genesis 17:5 Abraham probably means father of many.
Genesis 18:18
New American Standard Bible
18 since Abraham will certainly become a great and [a]mighty nation, and in him (A)all the nations of the earth will be blessed?
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- Genesis 18:18 Or populous
Genesis 18:18
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18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation,(A) and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.[a]
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- Genesis 18:18 Or will use his name in blessings (see 48:20)
Genesis 46:3
New American Standard Bible
3 Then He said, “(A)I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will (B)make you into a great nation there.
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Deuteronomy 26:5
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5 And you shall respond and say before the Lord your God, ‘(A)My father was a [a]wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt and [b]resided there, (B)few in number; but there he became a (C)great, mighty, and populous nation.
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- Deuteronomy 26:5 Or perishing
- Deuteronomy 26:5 Or lived as a foreigner
Deuteronomy 26:5
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5 Then you shall declare before the Lord your God: “My father was a wandering(A) Aramean,(B) and he went down into Egypt with a few people(C) and lived there and became a great nation,(D) powerful and numerous.
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