Genesis 12:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.”
Genesis 12:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 12:7 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 12:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” He built an altar there to Yahweh, who had appeared to him.”
Genesis 12:7 — World English Bible
Genesis 12:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Jehovah appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto Jehovah, who appeared unto him. ”
Genesis 12:7 — American Standard Version
Genesis 12:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Jehovah appeareth unto Abram, and saith, `To thy seed I give this land;' and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, who hath appeared unto him.”
Genesis 12:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 12:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah appeared to Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land. And there he built an altar to Jehovah who had appeared to him. ”
Genesis 12:7 — Darby Translation
Genesis 12:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the Lord appeared vnto Abram, and said, Vnto thy seede will I giue this land. And there builded he an altar vnto the Lord, which appeared vnto him.”
Genesis 12:7 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 12:7 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And the Lord appeared to Abram and said, "To your seed I will give this land." And he built there an altar to the Lord who had appeared to him.”
Genesis 12:7 — The Living Sword
Genesis 12:7 in Context — Genesis 12
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.
6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
7 And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.
8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth–el, and pitched his tent, having Beth–el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.
9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
What Does Genesis 12:7 Mean?
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