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Genesis 12:3–4

oI will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and pin you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”3

So Abram went, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from qHaran.

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Genesis 12:3–4 — The New International Version (NIV)

I will bless those who bless you,

and whoever curses you I will curse;

and all peoples on earth

will be blessed through you.”

So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Harran.

Genesis 12:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

Genesis 12:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.”

So Abram departed as the Lord had instructed, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.

Genesis 12:3–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

I will bless those who bless you,

And I will curse him who curses you;

And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

So Abram departed as the Lord had spoken to him, and Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.

Genesis 12:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)

I will bless those who bless you,

and I will place a curse on those who harm you.

And all the people on earth

will be blessed through you.”

So Abram left Haran as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. At this time Abram was 75 years old.

Genesis 12:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed. So Abram went, as Jehovah had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

Genesis 12:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee; and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

And Abram departed as Jehovah had said to him. And Lot went with him. And Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed out of Haran.

Genesis 12:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

I will bless those who bless you, 

and whoever curses you, I will curse. 

Through you every family on earth will be blessed.” 

So Abram left, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was 75 years old when he left Haran.

Genesis 12:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

I will bless those who bless you,

I will curse those who treat you with contempt,

and all the peoples on earth

will be blessed through you.

So Abram went, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was 75 years old when he left Haran.

Genesis 12:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.

Genesis 12:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

And I will bless those who bless you, and those who curse you I will curse. And all families of the earth will be blessed in you.”

And Abram went out as Yahweh had told him, and Lot went with him. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he went out from Haran.

Genesis 12:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

I will bless those who bless you.

I will put a curse on anyone who calls down a curse on you.

All nations on earth

will be blessed because of you.”

So Abram left, just as the Lord had told him. Lot went with him. Abram was 75 years old when he left Haran.

Genesis 12:3–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

And I will bless those who bless you,

And the one who curses you I will curse.

And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”

So Abram went forth as the Lord had spoken to him; and Lot went with him. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.


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