Genesis 12:2-3
New American Standard Bible
2 And (A)I will make you into a great nation,
And (B)I will bless you,
And make your name great;
And you shall (C)be a blessing;
3 And (D)I will bless those who bless you,
And the one who [a]curses you I will [b]curse.
(E)And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”
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- Genesis 12:3 Or reviles
- Genesis 12:3 Or bind under a curse
Genesis 12:2-3
New International Version
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- Genesis 12:2 Or be seen as blessed
- Genesis 12:3 Or earth / will use your name in blessings (see 48:20)
Genesis 15:5
New American Standard Bible
5 And He took him outside and said, “Now look toward the heavens and (A)count the stars, if you are able to count them.” And He said to him, “(B)So shall your [a]descendants be.”
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- Genesis 15:5 Lit seed
Genesis 15:5
New International Version
5 He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars(A)—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring[a] be.”(B)
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- Genesis 15:5 Or seed
Genesis 17:4-6
New American Standard Bible
4 “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you,
And you will be the father of a (A)multitude of nations.
5 No longer shall you be named [a]Abram,
But (B)your name shall be [b]Abraham;
For (C)I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and (D)kings will come from you.
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- Genesis 17:5 I.e., exalted father
- Genesis 17:5 I.e., father of a multitude
Genesis 17:4-6
New International Version
4 “As for me, this is my covenant with you:(A) You will be the father of many nations.(B) 5 No longer will you be called Abram[a]; your name will be Abraham,[b](C) for I have made you a father of many nations.(D) 6 I will make you very fruitful;(E) I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.(F)
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- Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father.
- Genesis 17:5 Abraham probably means father of many.
Genesis 22:17-24
New American Standard Bible
17 indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly (A)multiply your [a]seed as the stars of the heavens and as (B)the sand, which is on the seashore; and (C)your [b]seed shall possess the gate of [c]their enemies. 18 And (D)in your [d]seed all the nations of the earth shall [e]be blessed, because you have (E)obeyed My voice.” 19 (F)So Abraham returned to his young men, and they got up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham lived in Beersheba.
20 Now it came about after these things, that Abraham was told, saying, “Behold, (G)Milcah [f]also has borne children to your brother Nahor: 21 Uz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel (the father of Aram), 22 Chesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel”— 23 and it was Bethuel who fathered (H)Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. 24 His concubine, whose name was Reumah, [g]also gave birth to Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
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- Genesis 22:17 Or descendants
- Genesis 22:17 Or descendants
- Genesis 22:17 Lit his
- Genesis 22:18 Or descendants
- Genesis 22:18 Or bless themselves
- Genesis 22:20 Lit she also
- Genesis 22:24 Lit she also
Genesis 22:17-24
New International Version
17 I will surely bless you(A) and make your descendants(B) as numerous as the stars in the sky(C) and as the sand on the seashore.(D) Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,(E) 18 and through your offspring[a] all nations on earth will be blessed,[b](F) because you have obeyed me.”(G)
19 Then Abraham returned to his servants, and they set off together for Beersheba.(H) And Abraham stayed in Beersheba.
Nahor’s Sons
20 Some time later Abraham was told, “Milkah is also a mother; she has borne sons to your brother Nahor:(I) 21 Uz(J) the firstborn, Buz(K) his brother, Kemuel (the father of Aram), 22 Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph and Bethuel.(L)” 23 Bethuel became the father of Rebekah.(M) Milkah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.(N) 24 His concubine,(O) whose name was Reumah, also had sons: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash and Maakah.
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- Genesis 22:18 Or seed
- Genesis 22:18 Or and all nations on earth will use the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)
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