Chapter 17
Genesis 17:5
RBT Translation:
And the Name of yourself is not again being read 'High Father' but the Name of yourself has become 'Father of Multitude', for I have given to you a father of a multitude of nations.616
RBT Paraphrase:
And the Name of yourself is not again being read 'High Father' but the Name of yourself has become 'Father of Multitude', for I have given to you a father of a multitude of nations.
And the Name of yourself is not again being read 'High Father' but the Name of yourself has become 'Father of Multitude', for I have given to you a father of a multitude of nations.
LITV Translation:
And your name no longer shall be Abram; but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations.
And your name no longer shall be Abram; but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations.
ESV Translation:
No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And thy name shall no more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham, for I have made thee a father of many nations.
And thy name shall no more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham, for I have made thee a father of many nations.
Footnotes
| 616 | Father of a Multitude (Strong’s #87, #85). The renaming of High-Father (High Exalted Father) to Father-of-Multitude is associated with him becoming a father of a Multitude. As seen in the previous note, -ham is derived from hamon. |