⁴So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot^l went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old^m when he set out from Harran.ⁿ ⁵He took his wife Sarai,^o his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated^p and the people^q they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan,^r and they arrived there.

⁶Abram traveled through the land^s as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh^t at Shechem.^u At that time the Canaanites^v were in the land. ⁷The Lord appeared to Abram^w and said, “To your offspring^c I will give this land.^x”^y So he built an altar there to the Lord,^z who had appeared to him.

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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

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

Cross references

d Ge 20:13; 24:4, 27, 40
eSee Ge 10:19
f Ge 15:7; 26:2; Jos 24:3; Ac 7:3*; Heb 11:8
g Ge 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
h Ge 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
i Ge 22:18; Isa 19:24; Jer 4:2; Hag 2:19; Zec 8:13
j Ge 27:29; Ex 23:22; Nu 24:9; Dt 30:7
k Ge 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*
lSee Ge 11:27
m Ge 16:3, 16; 17:1, 17, 24; 21:5
nSee Ge 11:31
oSee Ge 11:29
pver 16; Ge 13:2, 6; 31:18; 46:6
q Ge 14:14; 15:3; 17:23; Ecc 2:7
r Ge 11:31; 16:3; Heb 11:8
s Heb 11:9
t Ge 35:4; Dt 11:30; Jos 24:26; Jdg 7:1; 9:6
u Ge 33:18; 37:12; Jos 17:7; 20:7; 24:1; Jdg 8:31; 21:19; 1 Ki 12:1; Ps 60:6; 108:7
vSee Ge 10:18
w Ge 17:1; 18:1; 26:2; 35:1; Ex 6:3; Ac 7:2
x Ex 3:8; Nu 10:29; Dt 30:5; Heb 11:8
y Ge 13:15, 17; 15:18; 17:8; 23:18; 24:7; 26:3–4; 28:13; 35:12; 48:4; 50:24; Ex 6:4, 8; 13:5, 11; 32:13; 33:1; Nu 11:12; Dt 1:8; 2:31; 9:5; 11:9; 34:4; 2 Ki 25:21; 1 Ch 16:16; 2 Ch 20:7; Ps 105:9–11; Jer 25:5; Eze 47:14; Ac 7:5; Ro 4:13; Gal 3:16*
zSee Ge 8:20; 13:4

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.”

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. And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people that they had acquired in Haran, and they set out to go to the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan, Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. 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.

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.

So Abram went, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. He took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated, and the people they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan, Abram passed through the land to the site of Shechem, at the oak of Moreh. (At that time the Canaanites were in the land.) 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

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.”

So Abram departed as the Lord had instructed, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. He took his wife, Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all his wealth—his livestock and all the people he had taken into his household at Haran—and headed for the land of Canaan. When they arrived in Canaan, Abram traveled through the land as far as Shechem. There he set up camp beside the oak of Moreh. At that time, the area was inhabited by Canaanites.

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 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.”

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. And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his nephew, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and all the persons that they had acquired in Haran, and they went out to go to the land of Canaan. And they went to the land of Canaan. And Abram traveled through the land up to the place of Shechem, to the Oak of Moreh. Now the Canaanites were in the land at that time. 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

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. 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. And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came. And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land. 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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