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;
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.”

So Abram went away 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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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 12:3 Or reviles
  2. Genesis 12:3 Or bind under a curse

“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)
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]

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)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 12:2 Or be seen as blessed
  2. Genesis 12:3 Or earth / will use your name in blessings (see 48:20)