Genesis 12:1-3
Abram Journeys to Egypt
1 Now [in Haran] the Lord had said to Abram,
And (a)I will make you a great nation,
And I will bless you [abundantly],
And make your name great (exalted, distinguished);
And you shall be a blessing [a source of great good to others];
3
And I will bless (do good for, benefit) those who bless you,
And I will curse [that is, subject to My wrath and judgment] the one who curses (despises, dishonors, has contempt for) you.
And in you all the families (nations) of the earth will be blessed.”(B)
“Go away from your country,
And from your relatives
And from your father’s house,
To the land which I will show you;(A)
2 And from your relatives
And from your father’s house,
To the land which I will show you;(A)
And (a)I will make you a great nation,
And I will bless you [abundantly],
And make your name great (exalted, distinguished);
And you shall be a blessing [a source of great good to others];
And I will bless (do good for, benefit) those who bless you,
And I will curse [that is, subject to My wrath and judgment] the one who curses (despises, dishonors, has contempt for) you.
And in you all the families (nations) of the earth will be blessed.”(B)
Footnotes:
a.
Genesis 12:2: These verses (2, 3) give the basic outline of God’s covenant with Abraham.