Genesis 32:12 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and Thou -- Thou hast said, I certainly do good with thee, and have set thy seed as the sand of the sea, which is not numbered because of the multitude.`

English ASV

And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

English Amplified

And You said, I will surely do you good and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And You said, I will surely do you good and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

But You have said, ‘I will surely make you prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to count.’”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

You have said, ‘I will cause you to prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, too numerous to be counted.’”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And thou saidst, I will certainly deal well with thee, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

English EASY 2024

But you have said, “I will give you many good things. I will give you so many descendants that nobody will be able to count them. They will be as many as the pieces of sand on the shore of the sea.” ’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Lord, you said to me, 'I will be good to you. I will increase your family and make your children as many as the sands of the sea. There will be too many to count.'"

But you said, 'I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.'"

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Remember that you promised to make everything go well for me and to give me more descendants than anyone could count, as many as the grains of sand along the seashore.”

English God's Word - GW 1995

But you promised to treat me kindly and to multiply my descendants until they become as numerous as the sands along the seashore—too many to count."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

You have said, 'I will cause you to prosper, and I will make your offspring like the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted.'"

English KJV 1611

And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

English LSB

For You said, ‘I will surely prosper you and make your seed as the sand of the sea, which is too great to be numbered.’”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

You said, ‘I will surely prosper you and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which is too many to be counted.’ ”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"For You said, 'I will surely prosper you and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which is too great to be numbered.'"

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

Save me, I pray, from the hand of my brother Esau! Otherwise I fear that when he comes he will strike me down and slay the mothers and children.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

But you said, ‘I will certainly make you prosper and will make your descendants like the sand on the seashore, too numerous to count.’”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

But you have said, 'I will certainly give you success. I will make your children as many as the grains of sand on the seashore. People will not be able to count them.' "

English NIV

But you have said, 'I will surely make you prosper and will make your descendants like the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted.'"

English NKJ 1982

For You said, ‘I will surely treat you well, and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.’ ”

English NLT

But you promised to treat me kindly and to multiply my descendants until they become as numerous as the sands along the seashore--too many to count."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Yet you have said, 'I will surely do you good, and make your offspring as the sand of the sea, which cannot be counted because of their number.'"

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

You said to me, ‘I will certainly prosper you and make your offspring as innumerable as the sand of the sea.’ ”

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

But thou didst say, ‘I will do you good, and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.’ ”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But you promised to do me good, and to multiply my descendants until they become as the sands along the shores—too many to count.“

English Tyndale 1537

Thou saidest that thou wouldest surely do me good, and wouldest make my seed as the sand of the sea which can not be numbered for multitude.