Genesis 17:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"As for Me, behold,הִנֵּ֥ה
(hin·neh)
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
My covenantבְרִיתִ֖י
(ve·ri·ti)
1285: a covenantfrom an unused word
is with you, And you will be the fatherלְאַ֖ב
(le·'av)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
of a multitudeהֲמֹ֥ון
(ha·mo·vn)
1995: a sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundancefrom hamah
of nations.גֹּויִֽם׃
(go·v·yim.)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav


















KJV Lexicon
As for me
'aniy  (an-ee')
I -- I, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, which, who.
behold my covenant
briyth  (ber-eeth')
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) -- confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
is with thee and thou shalt be a father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
of many
hamown  (haw-mone')
a noise, tumult, crowd; also disquietude, wealth -- abundance, company, many, multitude, multiply, noise, riches, rumbling, sounding, store, tumult.
nations
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, And you will be the father of a multitude of nations.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
As for Me, My covenant is with you: you will become the father of many nations.

International Standard Version
"Look, I've made a covenant with you. You will be the father of many nations.

NET Bible
"As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"My promise is still with you. You will become the father of many nations.

King James 2000 Bible
As for me, behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.
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