KJV King James Version
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
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Genesis 18:18
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and through him all the nations of the earth will be blessed.
WEB World English Bible
since Abraham has surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed in him?
ASV American Standard Version
seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Abraham certainly becometh a nation great and mighty, and blessed in him have been all nations of the earth?
Surrounding context — Genesis 18
15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
17 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
20 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םH85 · av.ra.hamAbrahamהָי֧וֹH1961 · ha.yahto beיִֽהְיֶ֛הH1961 · ha.yahto beלְג֥וֹיH1471 · goynationגָּד֖וֹלH1419 · ga.dolgreat: largeוְעָצ֑וּםH6099 · a.tsummightyוְנִ֨בְרְכוּH1288 · ba.rakhto blessב֔וֹH9033 · ohimכֹּ֖לH3605 · kolallגּוֹיֵ֥יH1471 · goynationהָאָֽרֶץ׃H776 · e.retsland: country/planet
Cross-references
Galatians 3:8And the scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith, preached before the gospel unto Abraham, [saying], In thee shall all nations be blessed.Genesis 26:4And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;Galatians 3:14That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.Genesis 22:17-18That 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;Genesis 12:2-3And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:Acts 3:25-26Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.Ephesians 1:3Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly [places] in Christ:Psalm 72:17His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and [men] shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.
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