KJV King James Version
And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah [shall] her name [be].
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Genesis 17:15
And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah [shall] her name [be].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai, for her name is to be Sarah.
WEB World English Bible
God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name will be Sarah.
ASV American Standard Version
And God said unto Abraham, as for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And God saith unto Abraham, ‘Sarai thy wife—thou dost not call her name Sarai, for Sarah is her name;
Surrounding context — Genesis 17
12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which [is] not of thy seed.
13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.
14 And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin is not circumcised, that soul shall be cut off from his people; he hath broken my covenant.
15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah [shall] her name [be].
16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be [a mother] of nations; kings of people shall be of her.
17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall [a child] be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?
18 And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּ֤אמֶרH559 · a.marto sayאֱלֹהִים֙H430 · e.lo.himGodאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אַבְרָהָ֔םH85 · av.ra.hamAbrahamשָׂרַ֣יH8297 · sa.raySaraiאִשְׁתְּךָ֔H802 · ish.shahwomanלֹא־H3808 · lonotתִקְרָ֥אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]שְׁמָ֖הּH8034 · shemnameשָׂרָ֑יH8297 · sa.raySaraiכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforשָׂרָ֖הH8283 · sa.rahSarahשְׁמָֽהּ׃H8034 · shemname
Cross-references
2 Samuel 12:25And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD.Genesis 32:28And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.Genesis 17:5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
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