Genesis 17:4
As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
KJV
Dixitque ei Deus : Ego sum, et pactum meum tecum, erisque pater multarum gentium.
Vulgate
Καὶ ἐγώ, ἰδοὺ ἡ διαθήκη μου μετὰ σοῦ· καὶ ἔσῃ πατὴρ πλήθους ἐθνῶν.
LXX
As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.
ASV
אֲנִ֕י הִנֵּ֥ה בְרִיתִ֖/י אִתָּ֑/ךְ וְ/הָיִ֕יתָ לְ/אַ֖ב הֲמ֥וֹן גּוֹיִֽם
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
אֶת
't
preposition · 883×
גּוֹיִ֔ם
gvym
noun · 557×
הֲמ֥וֹן
hmvn
noun · 83×
הִנֵּ֥ה
hnh
pronoun · 838×
ו
v
noun · 1201×
י
y
noun · 280×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
Doctrines that cite this verse
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§1819Christian hope takes up and fulfills the hope of the chosen people which has its origin and model in the hope of Abraham, who was blessed abundantly by the promises of God fulfilled in Isaac, and who was purified by the test of the sacrifice.86 "Hoping against hope, he believed, and thus became the father of many nations."87
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram. God here renews and enlarges the covenant, changing Abram's name to Abraham. The covenant of circumcision is instituted as a sign and seal, not as the ground of righteousness, but as confirmation of the righteousness already received by faith. This sacrament, like baptism which replaced it, signifies the …
Cross-references
- Exod 1:7 — And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.
- Gal 3:28 — There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
- Gen 12:2 — And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
- Gen 12:2 — And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
- Gen 17:2 — And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
- Gen 17:6 — And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
- Gen 25:23 — And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall se
- Gen 26:4 — And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;
- Gen 35:11 — And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;
- Heb 7:6 — But he whose descent is not counted from them received tithes of Abraham, and blessed him that had the promises.
- Rom 4:11 — And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circum
- Rom 4:13 — For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.
- Rom 4:17 — (As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.