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Genesis 17:6 KJV
Genesis · chapter 17 · verse 6
And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.Genesis 17:6 · King James Version
Genesis 17:6 in context
4As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
6And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
8And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
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Key words (Strong's)
- exceedingmᵉʼôdproperly, vehemenceH3966 →
- nationsgôwya foreign nationH1471 →
- kingsmeleka kingH4428 →
- makepârâhto bear fruitH6509 →
- makenâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
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The promise here is introduced with solemnity: "As for me," says the great God, "behold, behold and admire it, behold and be assured of it, my covenant is with thee;" as before (Gen 17:2), I will make my covenant. Note, The covenant of grace is a covenant of God's own making;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-6