Genesis Chapter 17 verse 4 Holy Bible

ASV Genesis 17:4

As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.
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BBE Genesis 17:4

As for me, my agreement is made with you, and you will be the father of nations without end.
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DARBY Genesis 17:4

It is I: behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of a multitude of nations.
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KJV 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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WBT 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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WEB Genesis 17:4

"As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations.
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YLT Genesis 17:4

`I -- lo, My covenant `is' with thee, and thou hast become father of a multitude of nations;
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 4. - As for me. Literally, I, standing alone at the beginning of the sentence by way of emphasis (cf. 2 Kings 10:29; Psalm 11:4; Psalm 46:5; wide Ewald's 'Hebrew Syntax,' ยง 309). Equivalent to "So far as I am concerned," or, "I for my part," or, "So far as relates to me." Behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be - literally, shalt become (cf. Genesis 2:7), or grow to (cf. Genesis 9:15) - a father of many (or of a multitude of) nations.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) Of many nations.--This is a feeble rendering of a remarkable phrase. Literally the word signifies a confused noise like the din of a populous city. Abram is to be the father of a thronging crowd of nations. And so in Genesis 17:5.