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Genesis 12:2

I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

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ASV

and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing:

KJV

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙ve.'e.'es.Khaso I may make youH6213 →
לְג֣וֹיle.Goyinto a nationH1471 →
גָּד֔וֹלga.DolgreatH1419 →
וַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔va.'a.Va.rekh.khaand I will bless youH1288 →
וַאֲגַדְּלָ֖הva.'a.ga.de.Lahand I will make greatH1431 →
שְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaname yourH8034 →
וֶהְיֵ֖הveh.Yehand you beH1961 →
בְּרָכָֽה׃be.ra.Khaha blessingH1293 →

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Proverbs 10:22The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.2 Samuel 7:9I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have cut off all your enemies from before you. Now I will make for you a name like the greatest in the land.Galatians 3:14He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.Genesis 18:18Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.Genesis 17:4–6“As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.Genesis 28:3–4May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.Genesis 35:11And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.Genesis 46:3“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.Genesis 26:4I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,Genesis 24:35“The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.Genesis 13:16I 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.Exodus 1:7but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.Genesis 15:5And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”Genesis 22:17–18I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.1 Chronicles 4:10And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.Galatians 3:7Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham.Genesis 27:29May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”Numbers 23:20I have indeed received a command to bless; He has blessed, and I cannot change it.

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Abraham Goes to the Land of Canaan — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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