Genesis 12:2 — Compare Translations

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And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you [with abundant increase of favors] and make your name famous and distinguished, and you will be a blessing [dispensing good to others].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you [with abundant increase of favors] and make your name famous and distinguished, and you will be a blessing [dispensing good to others].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

I will cause your descendants to become a great nation. I will bless you. Everyone will know your name. You will bring my blessing to other people.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

I will build a great nation from you. I will bless you and make your name famous. People will use your name to bless other people.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

I will give you many descendants, and they will become a great nation. I will bless you and make your name famous, so that you will be a blessing.

English God's Word - GW 1995

I will cause you to become the father of a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and I will make you a blessing to others.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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:

English LSB

And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And so you shall be a blessing;

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

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

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And so you shall be a blessing;

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

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

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you. I will make your name great. You will be a blessing to others.

English NIV

"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.

English NKJ 1982

I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing.

English NLT

I will cause you to become the father of a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and I will make you a blessing to others.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Follow me, and I will make you into a great nation. I will exceedingly bless and prosper you, and I will make you famous, so that you will be a tremendous source of blessing for others.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

If you do, I will cause you to become the father of a great nation; I will bless you and make your name famous, and you will be a blessing to many others.

English Tyndale 1537

And I will make of thee a mighty people, and will bless thee, and make thy name great, that thou mayst be a blessing.