Holy Scripture
Genesis 17:4
A church father on this verse
“(Chapter 17—Verse 3 and following) And the Lord spoke to him, saying: Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations. It should be noted that wherever we read Testament in Greek, in the Hebrew language it is the word covenant or pact, that is, Berith ().”
Source: Septuagint
Original
4And I, behold! my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of a multitude of nations.
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In context
2And I will establish my covenant between me and thee, and I will multiply thee exceedingly.
3And Abram fell upon his face, and God spoke to him, saying,
— Genesis 17:4 —
5And thy name shall no more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham, for I have made thee a father of many nations.
6And I will increase thee very exceedingly, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.