# Genesis 17.5
**Book:** [Genesis](/codex/genesis/) · NASB95
## Immediate context (±2 verses)
**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 3. And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, 4. As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be the father of a multitude of nations.
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> **5. Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.**
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> 6. And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. 7. And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee. (Genesis 17:3-7, ASV)
**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 3. Abram fell on his face. God talked with him, saying, 4. “As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations.
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> **5. Your name will no more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.**
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> 6. I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you. Kings will come out of you. 7. I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your offspring after you. (Genesis 17:3-7, WEB)
**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 3. And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, 4. As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. many: Heb. multitude of nations
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> **5. Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. Abraham: that is, Father of a great multitude**
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> 6. And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. 7. And 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. (Genesis 17:3-7, KJV)
**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 3. And Abram falleth upon his face, and God speaketh with him, saying, 4. 'I, lo, My covenant [is] with thee, and thou hast become father of a multitude of nations;
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> **5. and thy name is no more called Abram, but thy name hath been Abraham, for father of a multitude of nations have I made thee;**
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> 6. and I have made thee exceeding fruitful, and made thee become nations, and kings go out from thee. 7. 'And I have established My covenant between Me and thee, and thy seed after thee, to their generations, for a covenant age-during, to become God to thee, and to thy seed after thee; (Genesis 17:3-7, YLT)
## Setting
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## Theological reading
_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._
## Key words
_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._
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## Quoted in
**Arguments and defeaters:**
- [Argument from the Naming Convergence](/codex/argument-from-the-naming-convergence/)
**Lexicon:**
- [H0001 - ab](/codex/h0001-ab/)
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## Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.