Genesis 17:4
As for me, lo! my covenant is with thee,—So shalt thou become—father of a multitude of nations;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
In Context
3And Abram fell on his face,—and God spake with him, saying:
Cross References
Genesis 13:16and I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth,—so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, thy seed also, may be numbered.
Genesis 22:17That I will, richly bless, thee, and, abundantly multiply, thy seed, as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the lip of the sea,—that thy seed may take possession of the gate of his foes:
Genesis 28:3And, GOD Almighty, bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, so shalt thou become a multitude of peoples.
Genesis 35:11And God said to him—I, am GOD Almighty! Be fruitful and multiply, A nation, and a multitude of nations shall spring from thee,—And, kings, from thy loins, shall come forth;
Genesis 48:19And his father refused, and said—I know—my son, I know! He also, shall become a people, and he also, shall become great,—but nevertheless, his younger brother, shall become greater than he, and his seed, shall become a filling up of the nations.
Numbers 26:1And it came to pass, after the plague, that Yahweh spake unto Moses, and unto Eleazar son of Aaron the priest, saying:
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 →