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Genesis 22:17–18

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17indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly amultiply your 1seed as the stars of the heavens and as bthe sand which is on the seashore; and cyour seed shall possess the gate of 2their enemies.

18“aIn your 1seed all the nations of the earth shall 2be blessed, because you have bobeyed My voice.”

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  1. 1Or descendants
  2. 2Lit his
  3. 1Or descendants
  4. 2Or bless themselves

Cross references

  1. aGen 15:5; 26:4; Jer 33:22; Heb 11:12
  2. bGen 32:12
  3. cGen 24:60
  4. aGen 12:3; 18:18; Acts 3:25; Gal 3:8, 16
  5. bGen 18:19; 22:3, 10; 26:5

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies, and in your offspring shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I will indeed bless you and make your offspring as numerous as the stars of the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the city gates of their enemies. And all the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring because you have obeyed my command.”

NLTNew Living Translation

I will certainly bless you. I will multiply your descendants beyond number, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will conquer the cities of their enemies. And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed—all because you have obeyed me.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

that I will certainly bless you and greatly multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is by the shore of the sea. And your offspring will take possession of the gate of his enemies. All the nations of the earth will be blessed through your offspring, because you have listened to my voice.”

KJV 1900King James Version

That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.