King James Version

Genesis 17:4

As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.

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אֲנִ֕יanimineאֲנִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.הִנֵּ֥הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.בְרִיתִ֖יveriticonfederacyבְּרִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “confederacy”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1285a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.אִתָּ֑ךְitakheamongאֵתpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.וְהָיִ֕יתָvehayitaand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לְאַ֖בleavto fatherאָבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.הֲמ֥וֹןhamonnoiseהָמוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “noise”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1995a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealthabundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.גּוֹיִֽםgoyimGentileגּוֹיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “Gentile”, the ordinary formH1471a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locustsGentile, heathen, nation, people.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

'As for Me, behold, My covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.

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American Standard Version (1901)

As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.

Young’s Literal Translation

'I — lo, My covenant [is] with thee, and thou hast become father of a multitude of nations;

World English Bible

“As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations.

Darby Translation

It is I: behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of a multitude of nations.

Douay-Rheims

And God said to him: I AM, and my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

'As for Me, behold, My covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I, behold! my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of a multitude of nations.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐλάλησεν αὐτῷ ὁ Θεὸς, λέγων, Καὶ ἐγὼ ἰδοὺ ἡ διαθήκη μου μετὰ σοῦ· καὶ ἔσῃ πατὴρ πλήθους ἐθνῶν.

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Romans 4:17 Romans 4:17 · King James Version(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.Romans 4:17 · King James VersionOpen the Source
As it is written
(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.

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