Genesis 12:2

Genesis 12:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)“I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great; And you shall be a blessing.

Context of Genesis 12:2

1Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. I 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.” 4So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.

Genesis 12:2 word by word

וְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙ לְג֣וֹי גָּד֔וֹל וַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔ וַאֲגַדְּלָ֖ה שְׁמֶ֑ךָ וֶהְיֵ֖ה בְּרָכָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• I will makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• you into a greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• and I will bless youבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• I will make your nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• greatגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431
• so that you will beהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
• a blessingבְּרָכָהberâkâh · blessingH1293

Cross-references for Genesis 12:2

• Genesis 13:16I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.
• Genesis 15:5And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”
• Genesis 17:5No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
• Genesis 18:18Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
• Genesis 22:17I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
• Genesis 24:35“The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.
• Genesis 26:4I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,
• Genesis 27:29May peoples serve you and nations bow down to you. May you be the master of your brothers, and may the sons of your mother bow down to you. May those who curse you be cursed, and those who bless you be blessed.”
• Genesis 28:3May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.
• Genesis 35:11And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you.
• Genesis 46:3“I am God,” He said, “the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.
• Exodus 1:7but the Israelites were fruitful and increased rapidly; they multiplied and became exceedingly numerous, so that the land was filled with them.
• Exodus 32:10Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”
• Numbers 14:12I will strike them with a plague and destroy them—and I will make you into a nation greater and mightier than they are.”
• Numbers 24:9He crouches, he lies down like a lion, like a lioness—who dares to rouse him? Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you.”
• Deuteronomy 26:5and you are to declare before the LORD your God, “My father was a wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt few in number and lived there and became a great nation, mighty and numerous.

Commentaries on Genesis 12:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2I will make of thee a great nation - i.e., The Jewish people; and make thy name great, alluding to the change of his name from Abram, a high father, to Abraham, the father of a multitude.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-9Verses 1-9 - The Call of Abram 6. שׁכם shekem Shekem, “the upper part of the back.” Here it is the name of a person, the owner of this place, where afterward is built the town called at first Shekem, then Flavia Neapolis, and now Nablous. אלון 'ēlôn “the oak;” related: “be lasting, strong.” מורה môreh In Onkelos “plain;” Moreh, “archer, early rain, teacher.” Here the name of a man who owned the oak that marked the spot. In the Septuagint it is rendered…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2make your name great: Abram gained the fame that the builders of the tower of Babel wanted for themselves (see 11:4 and study note). so that you will be a blessing: This statement is a command and a promise in Hebrew. It depends on Abram obeying God's command (12:1–3): “Go … so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you.”Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-201. Now the Lord had said unto Abram--It pleased God, who has often been found of them who sought Him not, to reveal Himself to Abraham perhaps by a miracle; and the conversion of Abraham is one of the most remarkable in Bible history. Get thee out of thy country--His being brought to the knowledge and worship of the true God had probably been a considerable time before. This call included two promises: the first, showing the land of his future posterity…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 12:2

• Abraham
• Call
• Canaan
• Communion
• Courage
• Covenant
• Faith
• God
• Haran
• Obedience
• Promotion
• Religion

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Commentaries on Genesis 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings