Genesis 17:5

5 No longer will you be called Abram[a] ; your name will be Abraham,[b] for I have made you a father of many nations.

Genesis 17:5 in Other Translations

KJV
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.
ESV
5 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.
NLT
5 What’s more, I am changing your name. It will no longer be Abram. Instead, you will be called Abraham, for you will be the father of many nations.
MSG
5 Your name will no longer be Abram, but Abraham, meaning that 'I'm making you the father of many nations.'
CSB
5 Your name will no longer be Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I will make you the father of many nations.

Genesis 17:5 In-Context

3 Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,
4 “As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.
5 No longer will you be called Abram ; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
6 I will make you very fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.
7 I will establish my covenant as an everlasting covenant between me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

Cross References 2

  • 1. ver 15; Genesis 32:28; Genesis 35:10; Genesis 37:3,13; Genesis 43:6; Genesis 46:2; 1 Kings 18:31; 2 Kings 17:34; 1 Chronicles 1:34; Nehemiah 9:7; Isaiah 48:1; S John 1:42
  • 2. Romans 4:17*

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. "Abram" means "exalted father."
  • [b]. "Abraham" probably means "father of many."
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