Genesis 12:3

The Call of Abram

2I 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. 3I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you. ”

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Berean Standard Bible
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. ”
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Douay-Rheims 1899
I will bless them that bless thee, and curse them that curse thee, and IN THEE shall all the kindred of the earth be blessed:
Free Bible Version
I will bless those who bless you; I will curse those who curse you. Everyone on earth will be blessed through you.”
Geneva Bible 1599
I will also blesse them that blesse thee, and curse them that curse thee, and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.
King James (Authorized) Version
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.
One Unity Resource Bible
I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
Plain English Version
If anyone does good things for you and your family, I will do good things for them. But, if anyone does bad things to you, and if they make trouble for you and your family, I will curse them and make trouble for them. I will use your family to do good things for all the families in the world.”
Translation for Translators
I will bless those who ◄bless/ask God to do good things for► you, and I will ◄curse/ask God to punish► those who do evil things to you. And because of what you do, groups of people all over the earth will receive blessings (OR, people will wish that God will bless others as much as he has blessed you).”
Unlocked Literal Bible
I will bless those who bless you, but whoever dishonors you I will curse. Through you will all the families of the earth be blessed.”
Noah Webster Bible
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.
World English Bible
I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who treats you with contempt. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”
Young's Literal Translation
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.'