Genesis 17:16

And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”

BSB · Berean Standard Bible

And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

Note she…: Heb. she shall become nations

KJV · King James Version

I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. Yes, I will bless her, and she will be a mother of nations. Kings of peoples will come from her.”

WEB · World English Bible

And I will bless her, and moreover I will give thee a son of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of peoples shall be of her.

ASV · American Standard Version

Read Genesis 17 in context

Related passages

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.

And I.: Genesis 1:28; Genesis 12:2; Genesis 24:60; Romans 9:9
give: Genesis 18:10–14
be a mother of nations: Heb. become nations.; Genesis 35:11; Galatians 4:26–31; 1 Peter 3:6
kings: Genesis 17:6; Isaiah 49:23