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Genesis 12:1–3

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The Call of Abram

12The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s householdd to the lande I will show you.f

2“I will make you into a great nation,g

and I will bless you;h

I will make your name great,

and you will be a blessing.ai

3I will bless those who bless you,

and whoever curses you I will curse;j

and all peoples on earth

will be blessed through you.k”b

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Genesis 12:3: “I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

Footnotes

  1. aOr be seen as blessed
  2. bOr earth / will use your name in blessings (see 48:20)

Cross references

  1. dGe 20:13; 24:4, 27, 40
  2. eSee Ge 10:19
  3. fGe 15:7; 26:2; Jos 24:3; Ac 7:3*; Heb 11:8
  4. gGe 13:16; 15:5; 17:2, 4; 18:18; 22:17; 26:4; 28:3, 14; 32:12; 35:11; 41:49; 46:3; 47:27; 48:4, 16, 19; Ex 1:7; 5:5; 32:13; Dt 1:10; 10:22; 13:17; 26:5; Jos 11:4; 24:3; 2 Sa 17:11; 1 Ki 3:8; 4:20; 1 Ch 27:23; 2 Ch 1:9; Ne 9:23; Ps 107:38; Isa 6:13; 10:22; 48:19; 51:2; 54:3; 60:22; Jer 33:22; Mic 4:7
  5. hGe 24:1, 35; 25:11; 26:3; 28:4; Ex 20:24; Nu 22:12; 23:8, 20; 24:9; Ps 67:6; 115:12; Isa 44:3; 61:9; 65:23; Mal 3:12
  6. iGe 22:18; Isa 19:24; Jer 4:2; Hag 2:19; Zec 8:13
  7. jGe 27:29; Ex 23:22; Nu 24:9; Dt 30:7
  8. kGe 15:5; 18:18; 22:18; 26:4; 28:4, 14; Dt 9:5; Ps 72:17; Isa 19:25; Ac 3:25; Gal 3:8*

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord said to Abram:

Go from your land,

your relatives,

and your father’s house

to the land that I will show you.

I will make you into a great nation,

I will bless you,

I will make your name great,

and you will be a blessing.

I will bless those who bless you,

I will curse anyone who treats you with contempt,

and all the peoples on earth

will be blessed through you.

NLTNew Living Translation

The Lord had said to Abram, “Leave your native country, your relatives, and your father’s family, and go to the land that I will show you. I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. 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.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And Yahweh said to Abram, “Go out from your land and from your relatives, and from the house of your father, to the land that I will show you. And I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great. And you will be a blessing. 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.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: 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.