Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And
And make your name great;
And so
King James Version
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
Holman Bible
I will bless you,
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.
International Standard Version
I'll make a great nation of your descendants, I'll bless you, and I'll make your reputation great, so that you will be a blessing.
A Conservative Version
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great, and be thou a blessing.
American Standard Version
and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make they name great; and be thou a blessing;
Amplified
And
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];
Bible in Basic English
And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing:
Darby Translation
And I will make of thee a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.
Julia Smith Translation
And I will make thee into a great nation, and I will bless thee, and I will make thy name great; and thou shalt be blessed.
King James 2000
And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing:
Lexham Expanded Bible
And I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great. And you will be a blessing.
Modern King James verseion
And I will make you a great nation. And I will bless you and make your name great. And you shall be a blessing.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And I will make of thee a mighty people, and will bless thee, and make thy name great, that thou mayst be a blessing.
NET Bible
Then I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, so that you will exemplify divine blessing.
New Heart English Bible
And I will make of you a great nation. And I will bless you and make your name great. And you will be a blessing.
The Emphasized Bible
That I may make thee into a great nation, And bless thee and make great thy name, And become thou a blessing;
Webster
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
World English Bible
I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing.
Youngs Literal Translation
And I make thee become a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing.
Themes
Blessings » Pronounced upon persons by the lord
Blessings » Who all nations are blessed in
Call » To special religious duty » Of abraham
Canaan » Land of » Promised to abraham and his seed
the Canaanites » Abraham » Called to dwell amongst
Communion » Instances of » Abraham
Courage » Instances of the courage of conviction » Abraham, in leaving his fatherland
Covenant » Instances of » Abraham
Faith » Trial of » Abraham, when commanded to leave his native land and to go where he did not know
Faith » Instances of » Abraham, in forsaking the land of his nativity at the command of God
Haran » Also called charran » Abraham leaves, by divine command
Jews, the » Promises respecting made to » Abraham
Jews, the » Their national greatness
Nations » Who all nations are blessed in
Obedience » Instances of » Abraham
Obedience to God » Exemplified
Promotion » Instances of » Abraham
Religion » Instances of outstanding religious persons » Abraham
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 12:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Call Of Abram
1
Now the LORD said to Abram, "Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you.
2
And
And make your name great;
And so
Cross References
Genesis 18:18
seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
Genesis 24:35
The LORDhas greatly blessed my master, and he has become great. He has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male servants and female servants, camels and donkeys.
Genesis 46:3
Then he said, "I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for there I will make you into a great nation.
Deuteronomy 26:5
"And you shall make response before the LORD your God, 'A wandering Aramean was my father. And he went down into Egypt and sojourned there, few in number, and there he became a nation, great, mighty, and populous.
Galatians 3:14
so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith.
Genesis 15:5
And he brought him outside and said, "Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be."
Genesis 17:4-6
"Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations.
Genesis 22:17-18
I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. And your offspring shall possess the gate of his enemies,
Genesis 13:16
I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted.
Genesis 14:14-16
When Abram heard that his kinsman had been taken captive, he led forth his trained men, born in his house, 318 of them, and went in pursuit as far as Dan.
Genesis 19:29
So it was that, when God destroyed the cities of the valley, God remembered Abraham and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow when he overthrew the cities in which Lot had lived.
Genesis 26:4
I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all these lands. And in your offspring all the nations of the earth shall be blessed,
Genesis 27:29
Let peoples serve you, and nations bow down to you. Be lord over your brothers, and may your mother's sons bow down to you. Cursed be everyone who curses you, and blessed be everyone who blesses you!"
Genesis 28:3-4
God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, that you may become a company of peoples.
Genesis 28:14
Your offspring shall be like the dust of the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the north and to the south, and in you and your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
Genesis 35:11
And God said to him, "I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply. A nation and a company of nations shall come from you, and kings shall come from your own body.
Exodus 1:7
But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.
Exodus 32:10
Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them, in order that I may make a great nation of you."
Numbers 14:12
I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they."
Numbers 24:9-10
He crouched, he lay down like a lion and like a lioness; who will rouse him up? Blessed are those who bless you, and cursed are those who curse you."
2 Samuel 7:9
And I have been with you wherever you went and have cut off all your enemies from before you. And I will make for you a great name, like the name of the great ones of the earth.
1 Kings 1:47
Moreover, the king's servants came to congratulate our lord King David, saying, 'May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than yours, and make his throne greater than your throne.' And the king bowed himself on the bed.
1 Kings 3:8-9
And your servant is in the midst of your people whom you have chosen, a great people, too many to be numbered or counted for multitude.
Micah 7:20
You will show faithfulness to Jacob and steadfast love to Abraham, as you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.
Romans 4:11
He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. The purpose was to make him the father of all who believe without being circumcised, so that righteousness would be counted to them as well,
Galatians 3:7
Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham.