Genesis 12:2-4
New American Standard Bible 1995
2 And (A)I will make you a great nation,
And (B)I will bless you,
And make your name great;
And so [a](C)you shall be a blessing;
3 And (D)I will bless those who bless you,
And the one who [b]curses you I will [c]curse.
(E)And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”
4 So Abram went forth as the Lord had spoken to him; and (F)Lot went with him. Now Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran.
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- Genesis 12:2 Lit be a blessing
- Genesis 12:3 Or reviles
- Genesis 12:3 Or bind under a curse
Genesis 12:2-4
New International Version
2 “I will make you into a great nation,(A)
and I will bless you;(B)
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.[a](C)
3 I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you I will curse;(D)
and all peoples on earth
will be blessed through you.(E)”[b]
4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot(F) went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old(G) when he set out from Harran.(H)
Footnotes
- Genesis 12:2 Or be seen as blessed
- Genesis 12:3 Or earth / will use your name in blessings (see 48:20)
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