I will bless those who bless you,
I will curse those who treat you with contempt,(A)
and all the peoples[a] on earth
will be blessed[b] through you.[c](B)

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  1. Genesis 12:3 Lit clans
  2. Genesis 12:3 Or will find blessing
  3. Genesis 12:3 Or will bless themselves by you

I will bless those who bless you,
    and whoever curses you I will curse;(A)
and all peoples on earth
    will be blessed through you.(B)[a]

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  1. Genesis 12:3 Or earth / will use your name in blessings (see 48:20)

18 Abraham is to become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him.(A)

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18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation,(A) and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.[a]

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  1. Genesis 18:18 Or will use his name in blessings (see 48:20)