Genesis 17:22
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New International Version (©2011)
When he had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.

New Living Translation (©2007)
When God had finished speaking, he left Abraham.

English Standard Version (©2001)
When he had finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
When He finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
When He finished talking with him, God withdrew from Abraham.

International Standard Version (©2012)
With that, God finished talking to Abraham, and ascended, leaving him.

NET Bible (©2006)
When he finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
When God finished speaking with Abraham, he left him.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And he quit talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

American King James Version
And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

American Standard Version
And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And when he had left oil speaking with him, God went up from Abraham.

Darby Bible Translation
And he left off talking with him; and God went up from Abraham.

English Revised Version
And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he ceased talking with him, and God went up from Abraham.

World English Bible
When he finished talking with him, God went up from Abraham.

Young's Literal Translation
and He finisheth speaking with him, and God goeth up from Abraham.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

17:15-22 Here is the promise made to Abraham of a son by Sarai, in whom the promise made to him should be fulfilled. The assurance of this promise was the change of Sarai's name into Sarah. Sarai signifies my princess, as if her honour were confined to one family only; Sarah signifies a princess. The more favours God confers upon us, the more low we should be in our own eyes. Abraham showed great joy; he laughed, it was a laughter of delight, not of distrust. Now it was that Abraham rejoiced to see Christ's day; now he saw it and was glad, Joh 8:56. Abraham, dreading lest Ishmael should be abandoned and forsaken of God, put up a petition on his behalf. God gives us leave in prayer to be particular in making known our requests. Whatever is our care and fear, should be spread before God in prayer. It is the duty of parents to pray for their children, and the great thing we should desire is, that they may be kept in covenant with Him, and may have grace to walk before him in uprightness. Common blessings are secured to Ishmael. Outward good things are often given to those children of godly parents who are born after the flesh, for their parents' sake. Covenant blessings are reserved for Isaac, and appropriated to him.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 22. - And he (i.e. God) left off talking with him (Abraham), and God went up - into heaven (vide Genesis 35:13) - from Abraham.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he left off talking; with him,.... After he had finished all he had to say to him at this time. It was great condescension in the divine Being to talk with a creature; it was wonderful grace and kindness to make such promises to him, as he did, and indulge him with answers of prayer and communion with him; but the highest enjoyments of God here are not lasting; uninterrupted communion with him is reserved for another world:

and God went up from Abraham; from the earth, where he had been with Abraham, and ascended above him up to heaven, in a visible, and very likely in an human form, in which he descended: the Targums of Onkelos and Jonathan paraphrase it, "the glory of the Lord", the glorious Shechinah, the Lord of life and glory.

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The Covenant of Circumcision
…21But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah shall bear to you at this set time in the next year. 22And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham. 23And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said to him. …

Genesis 18:33 When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.
Genesis 35:13 Then God went up from him at the place where he had talked with him.
Numbers 12:9 The anger of the LORD burned against them, and he left them.