Genèse 17:1-7

1 Lorsque Abram fut âgé de quatre-vingt-dix-neuf ans, l'Eternel apparut à Abram, et lui dit: Je suis le Dieu tout-puissant. Marche devant ma face, et sois intègre.

2 J'établirai mon alliance entre moi et toi, et je te multiplierai à l'infini.

3 Abram tomba sur sa face; et Dieu lui parla, en disant:

4 Voici mon alliance, que je fais avec toi. Tu deviendras père d'une multitude de nations.

5 On ne t'appellera plus Abram; mais ton nom sera Abraham, car je te rends père d'une multitude de nations.

6 Je te rendrai fécond à l'infini, je ferai de toi des nations; et des rois sortiront de toi.

7 J'établirai mon alliance entre moi et toi, et tes descendants après toi, selon leurs générations: ce sera une alliance perpétuelle, en vertu de laquelle je serai ton Dieu et celui de ta postérité après toi.

Genèse 17:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO GENESIS 17

This chapter treats of a covenant made with Abram, sometimes called the covenant of circumcision, the time when God appeared to him, and promised to make it, and did, Ge 17:1-3; the particulars of it, both with respect to himself, whose name was now changed, and to his posterity, Ge 17:4-8; the token of it, circumcision, the time of its performance, and the persons obliged to it, Ge 17:9-14; the change of Sarai's name, and a promise made that she should have a son, to the great surprise of Abraham, Ge 17:15-17; a prayer of his for Ishmael, and the answer to it, with a confirmation of Sarah's having a son, whose name should be called Isaac, and the establishment of the covenant with him, Ge 17:18-22; and the chapter is closed with an account of the circumcision of Abraham, and all his family of the male sort, agreeably to the command of God, Ge 17:23-27.