“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you,
And you will be the father of a (A)multitude of nations.
No longer shall you be named [a]Abram,
But (B)your name shall be [b]Abraham;
For (C)I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and (D)kings will come from you.

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  1. Genesis 17:5 I.e., exalted father
  2. Genesis 17:5 I.e., father of a multitude

“As for me, this is my covenant with you:(A) You will be the father of many nations.(B) No longer will you be called Abram[a]; your name will be Abraham,[b](C) for I have made you a father of many nations.(D) I will make you very fruitful;(E) I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.(F)

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  1. Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father.
  2. Genesis 17:5 Abraham probably means father of many.

16 I will bless her, and indeed I will give you (A)a son by her. Then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; (B)kings of peoples will [a]come from her.”

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  1. Genesis 17:16 Lit be

16 I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her.(A) I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations;(B) kings of peoples will come from her.”

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14 From Kadesh Moses then sent messengers to (A)the king of Edom to say, “This is what your brother Israel has said: ‘You (B)know all the hardship that has [a]overtaken us;

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  1. Numbers 20:14 Lit found

Edom Denies Israel Passage

14 Moses sent messengers from Kadesh(A) to the king of Edom,(B) saying:

“This is what your brother Israel says: You know(C) about all the hardships(D) that have come on us.

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(A)and command the people, saying, “You are going to pass through the (B)territory of your brothers the sons of Esau, who live in Seir; and (C)they will be afraid of you. So be very careful;

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Give the people these orders:(A) ‘You are about to pass through the territory of your relatives the descendants of Esau,(B) who live in Seir.(C) They will be afraid(D) of you, but be very careful.

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“So we passed beyond our brothers the sons of Esau, who live in Seir, away from the (A)Arabah road, away from Elath and (B)Ezion-geber. And we turned and passed through by the way of the wilderness of Moab.

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So we went on past our relatives the descendants of Esau, who live in Seir. We turned from(A) the Arabah(B) road, which comes up from Elath and Ezion Geber,(C) and traveled along the desert road of Moab.(D)

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