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.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsand 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.
I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
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.'
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.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)