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Genesis 12

Gen. 12:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And I will make of thee
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
a great
gadowl (Hebrew #1419)
from 1431; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
KJV usage: + aloud, elder(-est), + exceeding(-ly), + far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, X sore, (X ) very.
Pronounce: gaw-dole'
Origin: or (shortened) gadol {gaw-dole'}
m nation
gowy (Hebrew #1471)
apparently from the same root as 1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
KJV usage: Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Pronounce: go'-ee
Origin: rarely (shortened) goy {go'-ee}
, and I will bless
barak (Hebrew #1288)
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
KJV usage: X abundantly, X altogether, X at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, X greatly, X indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, X still, thank.
Pronounce: baw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
thee, and make
gadal (Hebrew #1431)
properly, to twist (compare 1434), i.e. to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
KJV usage: advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to...estate, + things), grow(up),increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.
Pronounce: gaw-dal'
Origin: a primitive root
thy name
shem (Hebrew #8034)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character
KJV usage: + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
Pronounce: shame
Origin: a primitive word (perhaps rather from 7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare 8064)
great
gadal (Hebrew #1431)
properly, to twist (compare 1434), i.e. to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
KJV usage: advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to...estate, + things), grow(up),increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.
Pronounce: gaw-dal'
Origin: a primitive root
n; and thou shalt be a blessing
Brakah (Hebrew #1293)
benediction; by implication prosperity
KJV usage: blessing, liberal, pool, present.
Pronounce: ber-aw-kaw'
Origin: from 1288
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Gen. 17:6• 6I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee; (Gen. 17:6)
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Gen. 24:35• 35And Jehovah hath blessed my master greatly, and he is become great; and he hath given him sheep and cattle, and silver and gold, and bondmen and bondwomen, and camels and asses. (Gen. 24:35)
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Gen. 18:18• 18seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? (Gen. 18:18)
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Gen. 28:4• 4And may he give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest possess the land of thy sojournings, which God gave to Abraham. (Gen. 28:4)

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Gen. 13:16• 16And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, {i}so that if any one can number the dust of the earth,{/i} then shall thy seed also be numbered{i}. (Gen. 13:16)
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Gen. 15:5• 5This shall not be thine heir, but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars if thou be able to number them; and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. (Gen. 15:5)
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Gen. 17:5‑6• 5Neither shall thy name anymore be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations I have made thee.
 6I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee; (Gen. 17:5‑6)
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Gen. 18:18• 18seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? (Gen. 18:18)
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Gen. 22:17‑18• 17that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea-shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
 18and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice. (Gen. 22:17‑18)
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Gen. 24:35• 35And Jehovah hath blessed my master greatly, and he is become great; and he hath given him sheep and cattle, and silver and gold, and bondmen and bondwomen, and camels and asses. (Gen. 24:35)
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Gen. 26:4• 4And I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and to thy seed I will give all these lands; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; (Gen. 26:4)
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Gen. 27:29• 29Let peoples serve thee and races bow down to thee. Be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee. Cursed [be] every one that curseth thee, and blessed every one that blesseth thee. (Gen. 27:29)
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Gen. 28:3,14• 3And God Almighty [El Shaddai] bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a company of peoples.
 14And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt break forth to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south; and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. (Gen. 28:3,14)
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Gen. 35:11• 11And God said to him, I [am] God Almighty [El-Shaddai]; be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings out of thy loins shall come; (Gen. 35:11)
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Gen. 46:3• 3And he said, I [am] God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation. (Gen. 46:3)
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Ex. 1:7• 7And the children of Israel were fruitful and swarmed and multiplied and became exceeding strong; and the land was filled with them. (Ex. 1:7)
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Ex. 32:10• 10Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them; and I will make of thee a great nation. (Ex. 32:10)
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Num. 14:12• 12{i}I will smite them with the pestilence, and destroy them, and will make of thee a nation greater and mightier than they.{/i} (Num. 14:12)
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Num. 24:9‑10• 9{i}He stooped, he lay down like a lion,{HR}And like a lioness: who will stir him up?{HR}Blessed is he that blesseth thee,{HR}And cursed is he that curseth thee.{/i}
 10{i}Then Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together; and Balak said to Balaam,{/i} I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times. (Num. 24:9‑10)
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Deut. 26:5• 5Thou shalt speak and say before Jehovah thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous: (Deut. 26:5)
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2 Sam. 7:9• 9and I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth. (2 Sam. 7:9)
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1 Kings 3:8‑9• 8{i}And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude.{/i}
 9{i}Give therefore to thy servant an understanding heart, to judge thy people, to discern between good and bad; for who is able to judge this thy numerous people?{/i} (1 Kings 3:8‑9)
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Mic. 7:20• 20{i}Thou wilt perform truth to Jacob, loving-kindness to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers, from the days of old.{/i} (Mic. 7:20)
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Rom. 4:11• 11And he received [the] sign of circumcision as seal of the righteousness of the faith that [he had] in uncircumcision, in order to his being father of all that believe in a state of uncircumcision, that righteousness might be reckoned to them also, (Rom. 4:11)
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Gal. 3:7• 7Know then that they who are of faith, these are sons of Abraham. (Gal. 3:7)
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Gen. 14:14‑16• 14{i}And Abram heard that his brother was taken captive; and he led out his trained servants , born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them as far as Dan.{/i}
 15And he divided himself against them, he and his servants, by night, and smote them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is on the left hand of Damascus.
 16And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people. (Gen. 14:14‑16)
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Gen. 18:18• 18seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? (Gen. 18:18)
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Gen. 19:29• 29And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt. (Gen. 19:29)
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Gen. 28:4• 4And may he give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest possess the land of thy sojournings, which God gave to Abraham. (Gen. 28:4)
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1 Kings 1:47• 47{i}And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, Thy God make the name of Solomon more excellent than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne! And the king bowed himself on the bed.{/i} (1 Kings 1:47)
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Gal. 3:14• 14that unto the nations the blessing of Abraham might come in Christ Jesus, that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith. (Gal. 3:14)
• Adam fallen was the head of a fallen race. Abram was called to be the root of the tree of promise, of God’s people natural or spiritual. He was the father of the circumcision, and of all them that believe. (“Genesis 12” by J.N. Darby)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And I will make of thee a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.

W. Kelly Translation

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And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great, and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.