Genesis 17:3,15-16
Genesis 17:3-8 The Message (MSG)
Overwhelmed, Abram fell flat on his face. Then God said to him, “This is my covenant with you: You’ll be the father of many nations. Your name will no longer be Abram, but Abraham, meaning that ‘I’m making you the father of many nations.’ I’ll make you a father of fathers—I’ll make nations from you, kings will issue from you. I’m establishing my covenant between me and you, a covenant that includes your descendants, a covenant that goes on and on and on, a covenant that commits me to be your God and the God of your descendants. And I’m giving you and your descendants this land where you’re now just camping, this whole country of Canaan, to own forever. And I’ll be their God.”
Genesis 17:15-16-15-16 The Message (MSG)
God continued speaking to Abraham, “And Sarai your wife: Don’t call her Sarai any longer; call her Sarah. I’ll bless her—yes! I’ll give you a son by her! Oh, how I’ll bless her! Nations will come from her; kings of nations will come from her.”
Genesis 17:3 King James Version (KJV)
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying
Genesis 17:15-16 King James Version (KJV)
And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
Genesis 17:3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying
Genesis 17:15-16 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. I will bless her, and indeed I will give you a son by her. Then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.”
Genesis 17:3 New Century Version (NCV)
Then Abram bowed facedown on the ground. God said to him
Genesis 17:15-16 New Century Version (NCV)
God said to Abraham, “I will change the name of Sarai, your wife, to Sarah. I will bless her and give her a son, and you will be the father. She will be the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will come from her.”
Genesis 17:3 American Standard Version (ASV)
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying
Genesis 17:15-16 American Standard Version (ASV)
And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. And I will bless her, and moreover I will give thee a son of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be of her.
Genesis 17:3 New International Version (NIV)
Abram fell facedown, and God said to him
Genesis 17:15-16 New International Version (NIV)
God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah. I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her so that she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.”
Genesis 17:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying
Genesis 17:15-16 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. And I will bless her and also give you a son by her; then I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be from her.”
Genesis 17:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Then Abram fell on his face [in worship], and God spoke with him, saying
Genesis 17:15-16 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai (my princess), but her name will be Sarah (Princess). I will bless her, and indeed I will also give you a son by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples will come from her.”
Genesis 17:3 New Living Translation (NLT)
At this, Abram fell face down on the ground. Then God said to him
Genesis 17:15-16 New Living Translation (NLT)
Then God said to Abraham, “Regarding Sarai, your wife—her name will no longer be Sarai. From now on her name will be Sarah. And I will bless her and give you a son from her! Yes, I will bless her richly, and she will become the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will be among her descendants.”
Genesis 17:3 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Then Abram fell on his face in awe before God, and God said to him
Genesis 17:15-16 The Passion Translation (TPT)
God also said to Abraham: “Concerning your wife Sarai, you are not to call her Sarai anymore, but Sarah, ‘My Princess,’ will be her name. I will wonderfully bless her, and I will certainly give you a son through her. Yes, I will bless her greatly, and she will become a mother of nations; kings of nations will arise among her children!”
Genesis 17:3 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
Then Abram fell on his face. And God said to him
Genesis 17:15-16 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
And God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. I will bless her, and moreover, I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.”