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Genesis 17:6
Abraham to Father Many Nations
5No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.6I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.
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Berean Standard Bible
I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.
American Standard Version (1901)
And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
Bible in Basic English
I will make you very fertile, so that nations will come from you and kings will be your offspring.
Douay-Rheims 1899
And I will make thee increase, exceedingly, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
Free Bible Version
I will make sure you have a large number of descendants. They will become many nations, and some of their kings will also come from your line.
Geneva Bible 1599
Also I will make thee exceeding fruitfull, and will make nations of thee: yea, Kings shall proceede of thee.
King James (Authorized) Version
And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
One Unity Resource Bible
I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you. Kings will come out of you. (7)
Plain English Version
I will give you a real big family later on, and they will split up into lots of nations. And some of your people will be the big bosses of those nations.
Translation for Translators
I will enable you to have very many descendants, and I will cause them to become great nations/people-groups, and some of your descendants will become kings.
Unlocked Literal Bible
I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.
Noah Webster Bible
And I will make thee exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of thee; and kings shall proceed from thee.
World English Bible
I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you. Kings will come out of you.
Young's Literal Translation
and I have made thee exceeding fruitful, and made thee become nations, and kings go out from thee.