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Genesis 17:5

NETBible	No longer will your name be¹ Abram. Instead, your name will be Abraham² because I will make you³ the father of a multitude of nations.
NIV © biblegateway Gen 17:5	No longer will you be called Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
NASB © biblegateway Gen 17:5	"No longer shall your name be called Abram, But your name shall be Abraham; For I will make you the father of a multitude of nations.
NLT © biblegateway Gen 17:5	What’s more, I am changing your name. It will no longer be Abram; now you will be known as Abraham, for you will be the father of many nations.
MSG © biblegateway Gen 17:5	Your name will no longer be Abram, but Abraham, meaning that 'I'm making you the father of many nations.'
BBE © SABDAweb Gen 17:5	No longer will your name be Abram, but Abraham, for I have made you the father of a number of nations.
NRSV © bibleoremus Gen 17:5	No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations.
NKJV © biblegateway Gen 17:5	"No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations.
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KJV	Neither shall thy name <08034> any more be called <07121> (8735) Abram <087>_, but thy name <08034> shall be Abraham <085>_; for a father <01> of many <01995> nations <01471> have I made thee <05414> (8804)_. {Abraham: that is, Father of a great multitude}
NASB © biblegateway Gen 17:5	"No <03808> longer <05750> shall your name <08034> be called <07121> Abram <087> , But your name <08034> shall be Abraham <085> ; For I have made <05414> you the father <01> of a multitude <01995> of nations <01471> .
LXXM	kai <2532> CONJ ou <3364> ADV klhyhsetai <2564> V-FPI-3S eti <2089> ADV to <3588> T-NSN onoma <3686> N-NSN sou <4771> P-GS abram {N-PRI} all <235> CONJ estai <1510> V-FMI-3S to <3588> T-NSN onoma <3686> N-NSN sou <4771> P-GS abraam <11> N-PRI oti <3754> CONJ patera <3962> N-ASM pollwn <4183> A-GPN eynwn <1484> N-GPN teyeika <5087> V-RAI-1S se <4771> P-AS
NET [draft] ITL	No <03808> longer <05750> will your name <08034> be <07121> Abram <087> . Instead, your name <08034> will be <01961> Abraham <085> because <03588> I will make <05414> you the father <01> of a multitude <01995> of nations <01471> .
HEBREW	Kyttn <05414> Mywg <01471> Nwmh <01995> ba <01> yk <03588> Mhrba <085> Kms <08034> hyhw <01961> Mrba <087> Kms <08034> ta <0853> dwe <05750> arqy <07121> alw (17:5) <03808>

NETBible

No longer will your name be¹ Abram. Instead, your name will be Abraham² because I will make you³ the father of a multitude of nations.

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “will your name be called.”

²sn Your name will be Abraham. The renaming of Abram was a sign of confirmation to the patriarch. Every time the name was used it would be a reminder of God’s promise. “Abram” means “exalted father,” probably referring to Abram’s father Terah. The name looks to the past; Abram came from noble lineage. The name “Abraham” is a dialectical variant of the name Abram. But its significance is in the wordplay with אַב־הֲמוֹן (’av-hamon, “the father of a multitude,” which sounds like אַבְרָהָם, ’avraham, “Abraham”). The new name would be a reminder of God’s intention to make Abraham the father of a multitude. For a general discussion of renaming, see O. Eissfeldt, “Renaming in the Old Testament,” Words and Meanings, 70-83.

³tn The perfect verbal form is used here in a rhetorical manner to emphasize God’s intention.