Genesis 12:3

3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”[a]

Genesis 12:3 in Other Translations

KJV
3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
ESV
3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."
NLT
3 I will bless those who bless you and curse those who treat you with contempt. All the families on earth will be blessed through you.”
MSG
3 I'll bless those who bless you; those who curse you I'll curse. All the families of the Earth will be blessed through you."
CSB
3 I will bless those who bless you, I will curse those who treat you with contempt, and all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you.

Genesis 12:3 In-Context

1 The LORD had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.
2 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”
4 So Abram went, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Harran.
5 He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived there.

Cross References 2

  • 1. Genesis 27:29; Exodus 23:22; Numbers 24:9; Deuteronomy 30:7
  • 2. Genesis 15:5; Genesis 18:18; Genesis 22:18; Genesis 26:4; Genesis 28:4,14; Deuteronomy 9:5; Psalms 72:17; Isaiah 19:25; Acts 3:25; Galatians 3:8*

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or "earth" / "will use your name in blessings" (see 48:20)
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