Gen 17:1-8 | NASB2020 | STEP | Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old , the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty ; Walk before Me, and be blameless .

Genesis 17:1-8

Abraham and the Covenant of Circumcision

1 Now when Abram was ninety-nine years old, ^athe Lord appeared to Abram and said to him,

“I am ^{▼▼Heb El Shaddai}God ^cAlmighty;
Walk before Me, and be ^{▼▼Lit complete, perfect; or having integrity
,} ^eblameless.
2 “I will ^{▼▼Lit give}make My ^gcovenant between Me and you,
And I will ^hmultiply you exceedingly.”
3 Abram ⁱfell on his face, and God talked with him, saying,

4 “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you,
And you will be the father of a ^jmultitude of nations.
5 “No longer shall you be named ^{▼▼I.e., exalted father}Abram,
But ^lyour name shall be ^{▼▼I.e., father of a multitude}Abraham;
For ⁿI have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and ^okings will come from you. 7 I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your ^{▼▼Lit seed}descendants after you throughout their generations as an ^qeverlasting covenant, ^rto be God to you and ^sto your ^{▼▼Lit seed}descendants after you. 8 And ^uI will give to you and to your ^{▼▼Lit seed}descendants after you the land where you live as a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and ^wI will be their God.”