Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah. New Living Translation Then God said to Abraham, “Regarding Sarai, your wife—her name will no longer be Sarai. From now on her name will be Sarah. English Standard Version And God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. 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. King James Bible And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. New King James Version Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. New American Standard Bible Then God said to Abraham, “As for your wife Sarai, you shall not call her by the name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. NASB 1995 Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. NASB 1977 Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. Legacy Standard Bible Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. Amplified Bible Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai (my princess), but her name will be Sarah (Princess). Christian Standard Bible God said to Abraham, “As for your wife Sarai, do not call her Sarai, for Sarah will be her name. Holman Christian Standard Bible God said to Abraham, “As for your wife Sarai, do not call her Sarai, for Sarah will be her name. 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And I shall bless her, and also I shall give to you a son from her, and I shall bless him and he shall be for the nations, and Kings of the nations shall be from him.” Brenton Septuagint Translation And God said to Abraam, Sara thy wife - her name shall not be called Sara, Sarrha shall be her name. Contemporary English Version Abraham, from now on your wife's name will be Sarah instead of Sarai. Douay-Rheims Bible God said also to Abraham: Sarai thy wife thou shalt not call Sarai, but Sara. English Revised Version And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. GOD'S WORD® Translation God said to Abraham, "Don't call your wife by the name Sarai anymore. Instead, her name is Sarah [Princess]. Good News Translation God said to Abraham, "You must no longer call your wife Sarai; from now on her name is Sarah. International Standard Version God told Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you are not to call her Sarai any longer, because her name is to be Sarah. JPS Tanakh 1917 And God said unto Abraham: 'As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. Literal Standard Version And God says to Abraham, “Sarai your wife—you do not call her name Sarai, for Sarah [is] her name; Majority Standard Bible Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai, for her name is to be Sarah. New American Bible God further said to Abraham: As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah. NET Bible Then God said to Abraham, "As for your wife, you must no longer call her Sarai; Sarah will be her name. New Revised Standard Version God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. New Heart English Bible God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name will be Sarah. Webster's Bible Translation And God said to Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. World English Bible God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but her name shall be Sarah. Young's Literal Translation And God saith unto Abraham, 'Sarai thy wife -- thou dost not call her name Sarai, for Sarah is her name; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Covenant of Circumcision…14But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.” 15Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai, for her name is to be Sarah. 16And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”… Cross References Genesis 11:29 And Abram and Nahor took wives for themselves. Abram's wife was named Sarai, and Nahor's wife was named Milcah; she was the daughter of Haran, who was the father of both Milcah and Iscah. Genesis 17:14 But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant." Genesis 17:16 And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her." Isaiah 51:1 "Listen to Me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were hewn. Treasury of Scripture And God said to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. As. Genesis 17:5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. Genesis 32:28 And 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. 2 Samuel 12:25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he called his name Jedidiah, because of the LORD. Sarah. Jump to Previous Abraham Longer Sarah Sarai Sar'ai WifeJump to Next Abraham Longer Sarah Sarai Sar'ai WifeGenesis 17 1. God renews the covenant with Abram, 5. and changes his name to Abraham, in token of a greater blessing. 9. Circumcision is instituted. 15. Sarai's name is changed to Sarah, and she is blessed. 17. Isaac is promised, and the time of his birth fixed. 23. Abraham and Ishmael are circumcised. (15) Sarai.--Probably princely, an adjective of the same form as shaddai, Genesis 17:1; while Sarah means princess. The change of name shows that she was admitted to the covenant. (Comp. Genesis 17:10.)Verse 15. - And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, - who, not having hitherto been mentioned in any of the promises, is now expressly taken into covenant, and accordingly receives a new name (cf. Ver. 5; Genesis 32:28; Revelation 3:12) - thou shalt not call her name Sarai, - "my princess" (Gesenius); "princely, noble" (Ikenins, Rosenmüller, Keil, Delitzsch); "the heroine" (Knobel); "strife, contention" (Ewald, Murphy), with special reference to her struggle against sterility. (Kalisch) - but Sarah "princess" (Gesenius), the meaning being that, whereas formerly she was Abram's princess only, she was henceforth to be recognized as a princess generally, i.e. as the mother of the Church (Jerome, Augustine), or as princess to the Lord, the letter A being taken from the name Jehovah, as in the change of Abram into Abraham (the Rabbis); though Ikenius and Rosenmüller derive from an Arabic root, sara, to have a numerous progeny - shall her name be. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Then Godאֱלֹהִים֙ (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative said וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to Abraham, אַבְרָהָ֔ם (’aḇ·rā·hām) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation “As for Sarai שָׂרַ֣י (śā·ray) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8297: Sarai -- a wife of Abram your wife, אִשְׁתְּךָ֔ (’iš·tə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female do not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no call תִקְרָ֥א (ṯiq·rā) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read her Sarai, שָׂרָ֑י (śā·rāy) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8297: Sarai -- a wife of Abram for כִּ֥י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction her name [is to be] שְׁמָֽהּ׃ (šə·māh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 8034: A name Sarah. שָׂרָ֖ה (śā·rāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8283: Sarah -- 'princess', a wife of Abraham Links Genesis 17:15 NIVGenesis 17:15 NLT Genesis 17:15 ESV Genesis 17:15 NASB Genesis 17:15 KJV Genesis 17:15 BibleApps.com Genesis 17:15 Biblia Paralela Genesis 17:15 Chinese Bible Genesis 17:15 French Bible Genesis 17:15 Catholic Bible OT Law: Genesis 17:15 God said to Abraham As for Sarai (Gen. 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