Genesis 17:3-4
Genesis 17:3-4 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying, “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, And you will be the father of a multitude of nations.
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 17:3-4 King James Version (KJV)
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
Genesis 17:3-4 New Century Version (NCV)
Then Abram bowed facedown on the ground. God said to him, “I am making my agreement with you: I will make you the father of many nations.
Genesis 17:3-4 American Standard Version (ASV)
And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.
Genesis 17:3-4 New International Version (NIV)
Abram fell facedown, and God said to him, “As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.
Genesis 17:3-4 New King James Version (NKJV)
Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.
Genesis 17:3-4 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Then Abram fell on his face [in worship], and God spoke with him, saying, “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, And [as a result] you shall be the father of many nations.
Genesis 17:3-4 New Living Translation (NLT)
At this, Abram fell face down on the ground. Then God said to him, “This is my covenant with you: I will make you the father of a multitude of nations!