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Genesis 17:3

King James Version (KJV)

And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

Translations

Genesis 17:3 - Amplified Bible

Then Abram fell on his face, and God said to him,

Genesis 17:3 - American Standard Version

And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

Genesis 17:3 - Bible in Basic English

And Abram went down on his face on the earth, and the Lord God went on talking with him, and said,

Genesis 17:3 - Darby Bible

And Abram fell on his face; and God talked with him, saying,

Genesis 17:3 - English Standard Version

Then Abram fell on his face. And God said to him,

Genesis 17:3 - King James Version

And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

Genesis 17:3 - La Biblia de las Americas

Entonces Abram se postrò sobre su rostro y Dios hablò con él, diciendo:

Genesis 17:3 - The Message

Overwhelmed, Abram fell flat on his face.   Then God said to him, "This is my covenant with you: You’ll be the father of many nations. Your name will no longer be Abram, but Abraham, meaning that ’I’m making you the father of many nations.’ I’ll make you a father of fathers—I’ll make nations from you, kings will issue from you. I’m establishing my covenant between me and you, a covenant that includes your descendants, a covenant that goes on and on and on, a covenant that commits me to be your God and the God of your descendants. And I’m giving you and your descendants this land where you’re now just camping, this whole country of Canaan, to own forever. And I’ll be their God."

Genesis 17:3 - New American Standard Bible

Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying,

Genesis 17:3 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Entonces Abram se postrò sobre su rostro y Dios hablò con él:

Genesis 17:3 - World English Bible

Abram fell on his face. God talked with him, saying,

Genesis 17:3 - Young's Living Translation

And Abram falleth upon his face, and God speaketh with him, saying,

Genesis 17:3 - Additional Comments

When Abraham talked with God, he would first fall on his face, even in the situation where he laughed upon learning that he and Sarah would have a son (vs 17).

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