Genesis 17:5
“Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall bee Abraham: for a father of many nations haue I made thee.”
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Genesis 17:5 Context
3And Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying, 4As for me, behold, my couenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. 5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall bee Abraham: for a father of many nations haue I made thee. 6And I will make thee exceeding fruitfull, and I will make nations of thee, and Kings shall come out of thee. 7And I will establish my couenant betweene me and thee, and thy seede after thee, in their generations for an euerlasting couenant, to bee a God vnto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
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Other Translations for Genesis 17:5
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.
- King James Version
"No longer shall your name be called Abram, But your name shall be Abraham; For I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
No longer will your name be Abram, but Abraham, for I have made you the father of a number of nations.
- Basic English Bible
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.
- Darby Bible
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.
- Webster's Bible
Neither will your name any more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
- World English Bible
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;
- Youngs Literal Bible
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.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Genesis 17:5
17:5 In token of this, his name was changed from Abram, a high father, to Abraham, the father of a multitude. This was to confirm the faith of Abraham, while he was childless; perhaps even his own name was sometimes an occasion of grief to him; Why should he be called a high father, who was not a father at all? But now God had promised him a numerous issue, and had given him a name which signified so much; that name was his joy.