Genesis 17:2
And I will make My covenant between Me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.'
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
In Context
3And Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying:
Cross References
Genesis 12:2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing.
Genesis 15:18In that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying: 'Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates;
Genesis 22:17that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the seashore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
1 Chronicles 16:16The covenant which He made with Abraham, and His oath unto Isaac;
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 →