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“As for me,אֲנִיlook,הִנֵּהmy covenantבְרִיתִיis with you,אִתָּךְand you will beוְהָיִיתָthe fatherלְאַבof a multitudeהֲמוֹןof nations.גּוֹיִם
Genesis 17:4
Study it in the app““As for me, look, my covenant is with you, and you will be the father of a multitude of nations.”
God establishes his covenant with Abram and changes his nameFaithfulness
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 17:4, word by word
- my covenantבְרִיתִveriti
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “veriti” appears- and you will beהָיִיתָhayita
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayita” appears- the fatherאַבav
forefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “av” appears- of a multitudeהֲמוֹןhamon
multitude
Many people gathered, or a great number of something, like an army.
Where else “hamon” appears- of nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
nation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears
The context
3Abram fell on his face, and Elohim spoke with him, saying,
4 · This verse (above)
5No longer will your name be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
To study Genesis 17 in a group
1. What it says
What new names did Abram and Sarai receive, and what did Elohim promise Abraham (vv. 5, 15-16)?
2. What it means
What does it show about Elohim’s plan that Abram becomes Abraham, “father of a multitude of nations” (v. 5)?
3. How I live it
What helps you remember each day what Elohim has said about you and your life?