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

So Abram went, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.(C) 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,

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  1. 12:3 Or will find blessing
  2. 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]

So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot(C) went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old(D) when he set out from Harran.(E) He took his wife Sarai,(F) his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated(G) and the people(H) they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan,(I) and they arrived there.

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