Discovery BoxGenesis 14:1 
Context14:1 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
Context17:4 “As for me, 4 this 5 is my covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations.
Genesis 17:6
Context17:6 I will make you 6 extremely 7 fruitful. I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you. 8
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.”
