Parallel Verses
Amplified
“No longer shall your name be Abram (exalted father),
But your name shall be Abraham (father of a multitude);
For I will make you the father of many nations.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Your name will no longer be Abram,
International Standard Version
Your name is no longer to be Abram. Instead your name will be Abraham, since I'll make you the father of many nations.
A Conservative Version
Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham, for I have made thee the father of a multitude of nations.
American Standard Version
Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.
Bible in Basic English
No longer will your name be Abram, but Abraham, for I have made you the father of a number of nations.
Darby Translation
And thy name shall no more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.
Julia Smith Translation
And thy name shall no more be called Abram, and thy name shall be Abraham, for the father of a multitude of nations have I given thee.
King James 2000
Neither shall your name any more be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made you.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Your name shall no longer be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I will make you the father of a multitude of nations.
Modern King James verseion
Neither shall your name any more be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham. For I have made you a father of many nations.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Therefore shalt thou no more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham: for a father of many nations have I made thee,
NET Bible
No longer will your name be Abram. Instead, your name will be Abraham because I will make you the father of a multitude of nations.
New Heart English Bible
Neither will your name any more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
The Emphasized Bible
And thy name shall no more be called Abram, - but thy name shall become Abraham, for father of a multitude of nations, have I appointed thee;
Webster
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.
World English Bible
Neither will your name any more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
Youngs Literal Translation
and thy name is no more called Abram, but thy name hath been Abraham, for father of a multitude of nations have I made thee;
Themes
Circumcision » Covenant promises of
Circumcision » The covenant of circumcision
Covenant » Instances of » Abraham
Covenant » The covenant with abraham
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 17:5
Prayers for Genesis 17:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abram And Circumcision, The Sign Of The Covenant
4
“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you,
And [as a result] you shall be the father of many nations.
“No longer shall your name be Abram (exalted father),
But your name shall be Abraham (father of a multitude);
For I will make you the father of many nations.
Cross References
Nehemiah 9:7
“You are the Lord God,
Who chose Abram
And brought him out of Ur of the Chaldees,
And gave him the name Abraham.
Genesis 17:15
Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai (my princess), but her name will be Sarah (
John 1:42
Andrew brought Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said,
Romans 4:17
(as it is written [in Scripture], “I have made you a father of many nations”) in the sight of Him in whom he believed, that is, God
Genesis 32:28
And He said, “Your name shall no longer be Jacob, but
Numbers 13:16
These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land; but Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun, Joshua (the Lord is salvation).
2 Samuel 12:25
and He sent word through Nathan the prophet, and he named him Jedidiah (beloved of the Lord) for the sake of the Lord [who loved the child].
Isaiah 62:2-4
The nations will see your righteousness and vindication [by God],
And all kings [will see] your glory;
And you will be called by a new name
Which the mouth of the Lord will designate.
Isaiah 65:15
“And you will leave your name behind to My chosen ones [who will use it] as a curse,
And the Lord God will put you to death,
But He will call His servants by another name [a much greater name, just as the name Israel was greater than the name Jacob].
Jeremiah 20:3
And the next day Pashhur brought Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord does not call your name Pashhur, but Magor-missabib (terror on every side).
Jeremiah 23:6
“In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel will dwell safely;
Now this is His name by which He will be called;
‘The Lord Our Righteousness.’
Matthew 1:21-23
She will give birth to a Son, and you shall name Him Jesus (The Lord is salvation), for He will
Revelation 2:17