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Genesis 28:3–4

3 “May gGod Almighty bless you,

And make you hfruitful and multiply you,

That you may be an assembly of peoples;

4 And give you ithe blessing of Abraham,

To you and your descendants with you,

That you may inherit the land

jIn 2which you are a stranger,

Which God gave to Abraham.”

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Genesis 28:3–4 — The New International Version (NIV)

May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and increase your numbers until you become a community of peoples. May he give you and your descendants the blessing given to Abraham, so that you may take possession of the land where you now reside as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”

Genesis 28:3–4 — English Standard Version (ESV)

God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples. May he give the blessing of Abraham to you and to your offspring with you, that you may take possession of the land of your sojournings that God gave to Abraham!”

Genesis 28:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people; And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.

Genesis 28:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

May God Almighty bless you and give you many children. And may your descendants multiply and become many nations! May God pass on to you and your descendants the blessings he promised to Abraham. May you own this land where you are now living as a foreigner, for God gave this land to Abraham.”

Genesis 28:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)

May God Almighty bless you and give you many children, and may you become a group of many peoples. May he give you and your descendants the blessing of Abraham so that you may own the land where you are now living as a stranger, the land God gave to Abraham.”

Genesis 28:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a company of peoples; and give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land of thy sojournings, which God gave unto Abraham.

Genesis 28:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And the Almighty •God bless thee, and make thee fruitful and multiply thee, that thou mayest become a company of peoples. And may he give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee and to thy seed with thee, in order that thou mayest possess the land of thy sojourning, which God gave to Abraham!

Genesis 28:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

May God Almighty bless you, make you fertile, and increase the number of your descendants so that you will become a community of people. May he give to you and your descendants the blessing of Abraham so that you may take possession of the land where you are now living, the land that God gave to Abraham.” 

Genesis 28:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you so that you become an assembly of peoples. May God give you and your offspring the blessing of Abraham so that you may possess the land where you live as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”

Genesis 28:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and numerous, that you may become a company of peoples. May he give to you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your offspring with you, so that you may take possession of the land where you now live as an alien—land that God gave to Abraham.”

Genesis 28:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Now, may El-Shaddai bless you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, so that you become an assembly of peoples. And may he give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you, that you may take possession of the land of your sojourning, which God gave to Abraham.”

Genesis 28:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“May the Mighty God bless you. May he give you children. May he increase your numbers until you become a community of nations. May he give you and your children after you the blessing he gave to Abraham. Then you can take over the land where you now live as an outsider. It’s the land God gave to Abraham.”

Genesis 28:3–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

“May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples.

“May He also give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you, that you may possess the land of your sojournings, which God gave to Abraham.”


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