Genesis 18:18

In 11 translations

BSB

Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.

KJV

Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

WEB

since Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him?

ASV

seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

LSV

and Abraham certainly becomes a great and mighty nation, and blessed in him have been all nations of the earth?

YLT

and Abraham certainly becometh a nation great and mighty, and blessed in him have been all nations of the earth?

DBY

Since Abraham shall indeed become a great and mighty nation; and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him.

DRC

Seeing he shall become a great and mighty nation, and in him all the nations of the earth shall be blessed?

GNV

Seeing that Abraham shalbe in deede a great and a mightie nation, and all the nations of the earth shalbe blessed in him?

JPS

seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

LXXE

But Abraam shall become a great and populous nation, and in him shall all the nations of the earth be blest.

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WLC

וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם הָי֧וֹ יִֽהְיֶ֛ה לְג֥וֹי גָּד֖וֹל וְעָצ֑וּם וְנִ֨בְרְכוּ ב֔וֹ כֹּ֖ל גּוֹיֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃

LXX-Br

Ἁβραὰμ δὲ γινόμενος ἔσται εἰς ἔθνος μέγα καὶ πολὺ, καὶ ἐνευλογηθήσονται ἐν αὐτῷ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη τῆς γῆς.

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• Galatians 3:8The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.”
• 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,
• 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 12:2–3I 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. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth…
• 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…
• Ephesians 1:3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.
• Psalms 72:17May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
• Acts 3:25–26And you are sons of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers when He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all the families of the earth will be blessed.’ When God raised up His Servant, He sent…

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