Genesis Chapter 17 verse 5 Holy Bible

ASV Genesis 17:5

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.
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BBE Genesis 17:5

No longer will your name be Abram, but Abraham, for I have made you the father of a number of nations.
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DARBY Genesis 17:5

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.
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KJV Genesis 17:5

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.
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WBT Genesis 17:5

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.
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WEB Genesis 17:5

Neither will your name any more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made you.
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YLT Genesis 17:5

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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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 5. - Neither shall thy name any mere be called Abram, - Abram, i.e. high father (vide Genesis 11:26); but Abraham - Abraham (in Arabic signifying a multitude); hence "the father of a multitude," as the next clause explains - for a father of many (or a multitude of) nations have I made thee.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(5) Abram.--That is, high father.Abraham = Father of a multitude, "raham" being an Arabic word, perhaps current in Hebrew in ancient times. Another interpretation of Abram is that it is equivalent to Abi-aram, Father of Aram, or Syria. This too is an Arabic form, like Abimael in Genesis 10:28. By some commentators the stress is thrown upon the insertion of the letter "h," as being the representative of the name Yahveh or Yehveh. (Compare the change of Oshea into Jehoshua, Numbers 13:16.)