For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
WEB
for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever.
YLT
for the whole of the land which thou are seeing, to thee I give it, and to thy seed--to the age.
DBT
for all the land that thou seest will I give to thee, and to thy seed for ever.
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)