Genesis 12:3 — Bible Verse (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.”

Genesis 12:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 12:3 in 7 Bible Translations

Read Genesis 12:3 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Genesis 12:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“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.””

Genesis 12:3 — World English Bible

Genesis 12:3 ASV — 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. ”

Genesis 12:3 — American Standard Version

Genesis 12:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“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.'”

Genesis 12:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 12:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“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. ”

Genesis 12:3 — Darby Translation

Genesis 12:3 GEN — 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.”

Genesis 12:3 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 12:3 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth will be blessed."”

Genesis 12:3 — The Living Sword

Genesis 12:3 in Context — Genesis 12

1 Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

2 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:

3 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.

4 So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

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What Does Genesis 12:3 Mean?

Genesis 12:3 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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