Genesis 13:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.”
Genesis 13:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 13:16 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 13:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can count the dust of the earth, then your offspring may also be counted.”
Genesis 13:16 — World English Bible
Genesis 13:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then may thy seed also be numbered. ”
Genesis 13:16 — American Standard Version
Genesis 13:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And I have set thy seed as dust of the earth, so that, if one is able to number the dust of the earth, even thy seed is numbered;”
Genesis 13:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 13:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, so that if any one can number the dust of the earth, thy seed also will be numbered. ”
Genesis 13:16 — Darby Translation
Genesis 13:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And I will make thy seede, as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seede be numbred.”
Genesis 13:16 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 13:16 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And I will make your seed like the dust of the earth, so that if a man could count the dust of the earth, then your seed also could be counted.”
Genesis 13:16 — The Living Sword
Genesis 13:16 in Context — Genesis 13
14 And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:
15 For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
18 Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the Lord.
What Does Genesis 13:16 Mean?
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