Genesis 17:15
And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
KJV
Dixit quoque Deus ad Abraham : Sarai uxorem tuam non vocabis Sarai, sed Saram.
Vulgate
Εἶπεν δὲ ὁ θεὸς τῷ Ἀβραάμ Σάρα ἡ γυνή σου, οὐ κληθήσεται τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῆς Σάρα, ἀλλὰ Σάρρα ἔσται τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῆς·
LXX
And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
ASV
וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל אַבְרָהָ֔ם שָׂרַ֣י אִשְׁתְּ/ךָ֔ לֹא תִקְרָ֥א אֶת שְׁמָ֖/הּ שָׂרָ֑י כִּ֥י שָׂרָ֖ה שְׁמָֽ/הּ
Hebrew
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In this verse
In the original Hebrew
12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
אַבְרָהָ֖ם
'brhm
proper_noun · 174×
וֹ
v
noun · 780×
וֹ
v
noun · 848×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 2564×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
שָׂרַ֣י
shry
proper_noun · 17×
שָׂרָ֖ה
shrh
proper_noun · 38×
Theophany
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 2Sam 12:25 — And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.
- Gal 4:23 — But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
- Gen 11:29 — And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
- Gen 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.
- Gen 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.
- Gen 24:36 — And Sarah my master’s wife bare a son to my master when she was old: and unto him hath he given all that he hath.
- Gen 32:28 — And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
- Gen 32:28 — And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
- Gen 35:10 — And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name Israel.
- Isa 51:1 — Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek the LORD: look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged.
- Isa 62:2 — And the Gentiles shall see thy righteousness, and all kings thy glory: and thou shalt be called by a new name, which the mouth of the LORD shall name.