Genesis 12:2

In 11 translations

BSB

I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

KJV

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:

WEB

I will make of you a great nation. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing.

ASV

and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing:

LSV

And I make you become a great nation, and bless you, and make your name great; and be a blessing.

YLT

And I make thee become a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing.

DBY

And I will make of thee a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.

DRC

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed.

GNV

And I will make of thee a great nation, and will blesse thee, and make thy name great, and thou shalt be a blessing.

JPS

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing.

LXXE

And I will make thee a great nation, and I will bless thee and magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙ לְג֣וֹי גָּד֔וֹל וַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔ וַאֲגַדְּלָ֖ה שְׁמֶ֑ךָ וֶהְיֵ֖ה בְּרָכָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ποιήσω σε εἰς ἔθνος μέγα, καὶ εὐλογήσω σε, καὶ μεγαλυνῶ τὸ ὄνομά σου, καὶ ἔσῃ εὐλογημένος.

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• The Binding of Isaac (the Akedah) God tests Abraham by asking him to offer Isaac, the son of the promise, as a burnt offering. Abraham obeys, Isaac carries the wood, and at t…

Cross-references most cited first

• 2 Samuel 7:9I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like the greatest in the land.
• Galatians 3:14He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
• Genesis 18:18Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
• Genesis 17:4–6“As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations. No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations. I will make you…
• Genesis 28:3–4May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples. And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land…
• Genesis 35:11And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.
• Genesis 46:3“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
• Genesis 26:4I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,
• Genesis 24:35“The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.
• Genesis 15:5And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”
• Genesis 13:16I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.
• Exodus 1:7but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
• Genesis 22:17–18I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies. And through your offspring all nations of…
• Genesis 27:29May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”
• Galatians 3:7Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham.
• Deuteronomy 26:5and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.

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