Kejadian 17:6

17:6 I will make you ¹  extremely ²  fruitful. I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you. ³ 

Kejadian 17:16

17:16 I will bless her and will give you a son through her. I will bless her and she will become a mother of nations. ⁴  Kings of countries ⁵  will come from her!”

Kejadian 25:23

25:23 and the Lord said to her,

“Two nations ⁶  are in your womb,

and two peoples will be separated from within you.

One people will be stronger than the other,

and the older will serve the younger.”

[17:6]  ¹ tn This verb starts a series of perfect verbal forms with vav (ו) consecutive to express God’s intentions.

[17:6]  ² tn Heb “exceedingly, exceedingly.” The repetition is emphatic.

[17:6]  ³ tn Heb “and I will make you into nations, and kings will come out from you.”

[17:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “she will become nations.”

[17:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “peoples.”

[25:23]  ⁶ sn By metonymy the two children in her womb are described as two nations of which the two children, Jacob and Esau, would become the fathers. The language suggests there would be a struggle between these nations, with one being stronger than the other. The oracle reveals that all of Jacob’s scheming was unnecessary in the final analysis. He would have become the dominant nation without using deception to steal his brother’s blessing.