Genesis 13:16 — Compare Translations

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And I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if a man could count the dust of the earth, then could your descendants also be counted. [Gen. 28:14.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if a man could count the dust of the earth, then could your descendants also be counted. [Gen. 28:14.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

I 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.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, so that if any one can number the dust of the earth, thy seed also will be numbered.

English EASY 2024

I will make your descendants become very many. Like the dust of the ground, people will not be able to count them all.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

I will make your people so many that they will be like the dust of the earth. If people could count all the particles of dust on earth, they could count your people.

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.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

I am going to give you so many descendants that no one will be able to count them all; it would be as easy to count all the specks of dust on earth!

English God's Word - GW 1995

And I am going to give you so many descendants that, like dust, they cannot be counted!

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

I 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.

English KJV 1611

And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.

English LSB

And I will make your seed as the dust of the earth, so that if anyone can number the dust of the earth, then your seed can also be numbered.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants could also be numbered.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth, so that if anyone can number the dust of the earth, then your descendants can also be numbered.

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

I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth; if anyone could count the dust of the earth, your descendants too might be counted.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

And I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone is able to count the dust of the earth, then your descendants also can be counted.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"I will make your children like the dust of the earth. Can dust be counted? If it can, then your children can be counted.

English NIV

I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted.

English NKJ 1982

And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered.

English NLT

And I am going to give you so many descendants that, like dust, they cannot be counted!

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth; so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your offspring also can be counted.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

I will multiply them until they are as numerous as the specks of dust on the earth. If anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could also be counted.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your descendants also can be counted.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

And I am going to give you so many descendants that, like dust, they can't be counted!

English Tyndale 1537

And I will make thy seed, as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.