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Genesis 17:5
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KJ21
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.
ASV
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.
AMP
“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.
AMPC
Nor shall your name any longer be Abram [high, exalted father]; but your name shall be Abraham [father of a multitude], for I have made you the father of many nations.
BRG
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.
CSB
Your name will no longer be Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I will make you the father of many nations.
CSBA
Your name will no longer be Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I will make you the father of many nations.
CEB
And because I have made you the ancestor of many nations, your name will no longer be Abram but Abraham.
CJB
Your name will no longer be Avram [exalted father], but your name will be Avraham [father of many], because I have made you the father of many nations.
CEV
I promise that you will be the father of many nations. So now I'm changing your name from Abram to Abraham.
DARBY
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.
DRA
Neither shall thy name be called any more Abram: but thou shalt be called Abraham: because I have made thee a father of many nations.
ERV
I will change your name from Abram to Abraham, because I am making you the father of many nations.
EASY
Your name will not be Abram any more. Instead your name will be Abraham, because I will cause you to become the ancestor of many nations.
EHV
Your name will not be Abram anymore, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a large group of nations.
ESV
No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
ESVUK
No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
EXB
I am changing your name from Abram [C meaning “exalted father”] to Abraham [C sounds like “father of a multitude” in Hebrew] because I am making you a father of ·many [L a host/multitude of] nations.
GNV
Neither shall thy name anymore be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham: for a father of many nations have I made thee.
GW
So your name will no longer be Abram [Exalted Father], but Abraham [Father of Many] because I have made you a father of many nations.
GNT
Your name will no longer be Abram, but Abraham, because I am making you the ancestor of many nations.
HCSB
Your name will no longer be Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I will make you the father of many nations.
ICB
I am changing your name from Abram to Abraham. This is because I am making you a father of many nations.
ISV
Your name is no longer to be Abram. Instead your name will be Abraham, since I’ll make you the father of many nations.
JUB
Neither shall thy name any longer be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many Gentiles have I made thee.
KJV
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.
AKJV
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.
LSB
And no longer shall your name be called Abram, But your name shall be Abraham; For I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
LEB
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.
TLB
“What’s more,” God told him, “I am changing your name. It is no longer ‘Abram’ (‘Exalted Father’), but ‘Abraham’ (‘Father of Nations’)—for that is what you will be. I have declared it.
MSG
Overwhelmed, Abram fell flat on his face. Then God said to him, “This is my covenant with you: You’ll be the father of many nations. Your name will no longer be Abram, but Abraham, meaning that ‘I’m making you the father of many nations.’ I’ll make you a father of fathers—I’ll make nations from you, kings will issue from you. I’m establishing my covenant between me and you, a covenant that includes your descendants, a covenant that goes on and on and on, a covenant that commits me to be your God and the God of your descendants. And I’m giving you and your descendants this land where you’re now just camping, this whole country of Canaan, to own forever. And I’ll be their God.”
MEV
No longer will your name be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
NOG
So your name will no longer be Abram [Exalted Father], but Abraham [Father of Many] because I have made you a father of many nations.
NABRE
No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I am making you the father of a multitude of nations.
NASB
No longer shall you be named Abram, But your name shall be Abraham; For I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
NASB1995
“No longer shall your name be called Abram, But your name shall be Abraham; For I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
NCB
You will no longer be called Abram, but Abraham, for I will make you the father of many nations.
NCV
I am changing your name from Abram to Abraham because I am making you a father of many nations.
NET
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.
NIRV
You will not be called Abram anymore. Your name will be Abraham, because I have made you a father of many nations.
NIV
No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
NIVUK
No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
NKJV
No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations.
NLV
No more will your name be Abram. But your name will be Abraham. For I will make you the father of many nations.
NLT
What’s more, I am changing your name. It will no longer be Abram. Instead, you will be called Abraham, for you will be the father of many nations.
NRSVA
No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations.
NRSVACE
No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations.
NRSVCE
No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations.
NRSVUE
No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations.
OJB
Neither shall thy shem any more be called Avram, but thy shem shall be Avraham; for Av hamon Goyim (Father of a multitude of Goyim) have I made thee. [T.N. Ga 3:29 says “And if you belong to Moshiach (YESHAYAH 53:10), then you are of the ZERAH of Avraham Avinu, you are yoreshim (heirs) according to the havtachah (promise).]
RGT
“Nor shall your name be called Abram anymore; but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
RSV
No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
RSVCE
No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
TLV
No longer will your name be Abram, but your name will be Abraham, because I make you the father of a multitude of nations.
VOICE
To symbolize your foundational role in this covenant, I hereby change your name. You will no longer go by the name “Abram.” Your new name will be “Abraham,” which means “father of a great multitude of nations,” because that is exactly what I will make of you.
WEB
Your name will no more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
WYC
and thy name shall no more be called Abram, but thou shalt be called Abraham, for I have made thee [the] father of many folks (for I have made thee the father of many nations);
YLT
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;
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