Genesis 17:3
And Abram fell on his face, & God talked with hym, saying:
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
In Context
2And I wyll make my couenaunt betweene me and thee, and wyll multiplie thee exceedyngly.
4It is I, behold my couenaut [is] with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
Cross References
Judges 13:20And whe the flambe came vp toward heauen from the aulter, the angell of the Lorde ascended vp in the flambe of the aulter: And Manoah and his wyfe loked vpon it, and fell on their faces vnto the grounde.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 17:2-4
The Covenant with Abraham Renewed. ( b. c. 1898.) 1 And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. 2 And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. 3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, Here is, I. The time when God made Abram this gracious visit: When he was ninety-nine years old, full thirteen years after the birth of Ishmael. 1. So long, it… Read the whole commentary →