Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”

King James Version

And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Holman Bible

And all the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring because you have obeyed My command.”

International Standard Version

Furthermore, through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed my command."

A Conservative Version

and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou have obeyed my voice.

American Standard Version

And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. Because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Amplified

Through your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have heard and obeyed My voice.”

Bible in Basic English

And your seed will be a blessing to all the nations of the earth, because you have done what I gave you orders to do.

Darby Translation

and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves, because thou hast hearkened to my voice.

Julia Smith Translation

And in thy seed all the nations of the earth shall be praised; because that thou didst listen to my voice.

King James 2000

And in your descendants shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because you have obeyed my voice.

Lexham Expanded Bible

All the nations of the earth will be blessed through your offspring, because you have listened to my voice."

Modern King James verseion

And in your Seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because thou hast obeyed my voice."

NET Bible

Because you have obeyed me, all the nations of the earth will pronounce blessings on one another using the name of your descendants.'"

New Heart English Bible

In your seed will all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice."

The Emphasized Bible

So shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves in thy seed, - Because thou didst hearken unto my voice.

Webster

And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed: because thou hast obeyed my voice.

World English Bible

In your seed will all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed my voice."

Youngs Literal Translation

and blessed themselves in thy seed have all nations of the earth, because that thou hast hearkened to My voice.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And in thy seed
זרע 
Zera` 
Usage: 229

גּי גּוי 
Gowy 
Usage: 558

of the earth
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

be blessed
בּרך 
Barak 
Usage: 330

Devotionals

Devotionals about Genesis 22:18

Images Genesis 22:18

Prayers for Genesis 22:18

Context Readings

God Tests Abraham

17 indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of their enemies. 18 In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.” 19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham lived at Beersheba.



Cross References

Genesis 12:3

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.”

Acts 3:25

It is you who are the sons of the prophets and of the covenant which God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, ‘And in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.’

Genesis 18:18

since Abraham will surely become a great and mighty nation, and in him all the nations of the earth will be blessed?

Genesis 22:10

Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to slay his son.

Genesis 22:3

So Abraham rose early in the morning and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him and Isaac his son; and he split wood for the burnt offering, and arose and went to the place of which God had told him.

Genesis 26:4-5

I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and will give your descendants all these lands; and by your descendants all the nations of the earth shall be blessed;

Psalm 72:17

May his name endure forever;
May his name increase as long as the sun shines;
And let men bless themselves by him;
Let all nations call him blessed.

Romans 1:3

concerning His Son, who was born of a descendant of David according to the flesh,

Galatians 3:16

Now the promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. He does not say, “And to seeds,” as referring to many, but rather to one, “And to your seed,” that is, Christ.

Ephesians 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

1 Samuel 2:30

Therefore the Lord God of Israel declares, ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father should walk before Me forever’; but now the Lord declares, ‘Far be it from Me—for those who honor Me I will honor, and those who despise Me will be lightly esteemed.

Jeremiah 7:23

But this is what I commanded them, saying, ‘Obey My voice, and I will be your God, and you will be My people; and you will walk in all the way which I command you, that it may be well with you.’

Galatians 3:8-9

The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “All the nations will be blessed in you.

Galatians 3:18

For if the inheritance is based on law, it is no longer based on a promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by means of a promise.

Galatians 3:28-29

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 11:1-40

Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen.

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