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Genesis 17:6

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17:6 I will make you 1  extremely 2  fruitful. I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you. 3 

Genesis 17:16

Context
17:16 I will bless her and will give you a son through her. I will bless her and she will become a mother of nations. 4  Kings of countries 5  will come from her!”

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

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

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

4 tn Heb “she will become nations.”

5 tn Heb “peoples.”



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