Genesis 14:1

The Blessing of Victory for God’s People

14:1 At that time ¹  Amraphel king of Shinar, ²  Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations ³ 

Genesis 17:4

17:4 “As for me, ⁴  this ⁵  is my covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations.

Genesis 17:6

17:6 I will make you ⁶  extremely ⁷  fruitful. I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you. ⁸ 

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¹ tn The sentence begins with the temporal indicator וַיְהִי (vayÿhi) followed by “in the days of.”

² sn Shinar (also in v. 9) is the region of Babylonia.

³ tn Or “king of Goyim.” The Hebrew term גּוֹיִם (goyim) means “nations,” but a number of modern translations merely transliterate the Hebrew (cf. NEB “Goyim”; NIV, NRSV “Goiim”).

⁴ tn Heb “I.”

⁵ tn Heb “is” (הִנֵּה, hinneh).

⁶ tn This verb starts a series of perfect verbal forms with vav (ו) consecutive to express God’s intentions.

⁷ tn Heb “exceedingly, exceedingly.” The repetition is emphatic.

⁸ tn Heb “and I will make you into nations, and kings will come out from you.”