Genesis 12:3 :: New International Version (NIV)

Genesis 12:3 - I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.”[fn]

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

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.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

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.”

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

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

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

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.”[fn]

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

I will bless those who bless you,

I will curse anyone who treats you with contempt,

and all the peoples on earth

will be blessed[fn] through you.[fn]

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

And I will bless^H1288 those who bless^H1288 you,

And the one who [fn]curses^H7043 you I will [fn]curse^H779.

And in you all^H3605 the families^H4940 of the earth^H127 will be blessed^H1288.”

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

And I will bless those who bless you,
And the one who [fn]curses you I will [fn]curse.
And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.”

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

And I will bless^H1288 those who bless^H1288 you,

And the one who [fn]curses^H7043 you I will [fn]curse^H779.

And in you all^H3605 the families^H4940 of the earth^H127 will be blessed^H1288.”

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

And I will bless (do good for, benefit) those who bless you,

And I will curse [that is, subject to My wrath and judgment] the one who curses (despises, dishonors, has contempt for) you.

And in you all the families (nations) of the earth will be blessed.”

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

I will bless those who bless you, but the one who treats you lightly I must curse, and all the families of the earth will bless one another by your name."

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

I will bless those who bless you, and him who curses you I will curse; and by you all the families of the earth shall bless themselves."

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

And I bless those blessing thee, and him who is disesteeming thee I curse, and blessed in thee have been all families of the ground.'

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

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.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

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.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you. In you will all of the families of the eretz be blessed."

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

benedicam benedicentibus tibi et maledicam maledicentibus tibi atque in te benedicentur universae cognationes terrae

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

وَأُبَارِكُ مُبَارِكِيكَ وَأَلْعَنُ لاعِنِيكَ، وَتَتَبَارَكُ فِيكَ جَمِيعُ أُمَمِ الأَرْضِ».

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

וַאֲבָֽרֲכָה֙ מְבָ֣רְכֶ֔יךָ וּמְקַלֶּלְךָ֖ אָאֹ֑ר וְנִבְרְכ֣וּ בְךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל מִשְׁפְּחֹ֥ת הָאֲדָמָֽה׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

καὶ εὐλογήσω τοὺς εὐλογοῦντάς σε καὶ τοὺς καταρωμένους σε καταράσομαι καὶ ἐνευλογηθήσονται ἐν σοὶ πᾶσαι αἱ φυλαὶ τῆς γῆς

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

وَأُبَارِكُ مُبَارِكِيكَ، وَلاَعِنَكَ أَلْعَنُهُ. وَتَتَبَارَكُ فِيكَ جَمِيعُ قَبَائِلِ الأَرْضِ».

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

And I will bless those that bless thee, and curse those that curse thee, and in thee shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Y bendeciré á los que te bendijeren, y á los que te maldijeren maldeciré: y serán benditas en ti todas las familias de la tierra.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Bendeciré a los que te bendijeren, y a los que te maldijeren maldeciré; y serán benditas en ti todas las familias de la tierra.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

To them who are good to you will I give blessing, and on him who does you wrong will I put my curse: and you will become a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

為你祝福的、我必賜福與他、那咒詛你的、我必咒詛他、地上的萬族都要因你得福。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

Bendeciré a los que te bendigan, y a los que te maldigan maldeciré. Y en ti serán benditas todas las familias de la tierra."

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

너를 축복하는 자에게는 내가 복을 내리고 너를 저주하는 자에게는 내가 저주하리니 땅의 모든 족속이 너를 인하여 복을 얻을 것이니라 하신지라

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

Je bénirai ceux qui te béniront, et je maudirai ceux qui te maudiront; et toutes les familles de la terre seront bénies en toi.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

Ich will segnen, die dich segnen, und verfluchen, die dich verfluchen; und in dir sollen gesegnet werden alle Geschlechter auf Erden.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

Я благословлю благословляющих тебя, и злословящих тебя прокляну; и благословятся в тебе все племена земные.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Y bendeciré a los que te bendijeren, y a los que te maldijeren maldeciré; y serán benditas en ti todas las familias de la tierra.

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NIV Footnotes

(12:3)

Or earth / will use your name in blessings (see 48:20)

For more information on this translation, see the NIV Preface.

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