^12:7The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants²³ I will give this land.” So Abram²⁴ built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

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Footnotes

23 The same Hebrew term זֶרַע (zera’) may mean “seed” (for planting), “offspring” (occasionally of animals, but usually of people), or “descendants” depending on the context.
24 Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been supplied in the translation for clarification.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring, I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to the Lord who had appeared to him.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your descendants.” And Abram built an altar there and dedicated it to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” And he built an altar there to Yahweh, who had appeared to him.

KJV 1900King James Version

And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.

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