genesis 12:2 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

Genesis 12:2

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— And I will make you a great nation, And I will bless you, And make your name great; And so you shall be a blessing;
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— 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:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make they name great; and be thou a blessing;
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— 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:
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And I will make of thee a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— That I may make thee into a great nation, And bless thee, and make great thy name, And become thou a blessing;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And I make thee become a great nation, and bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And I will make of thee a great nation, and will blesse thee, and make thy name great, and thou shalt be a blessing.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And I will make of thee a great nation, and I wil blesse thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt bee a blessing.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And I will make of you a great people, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing;
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And I will make thee a great nation, and I will bless thee and magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— 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:

And I will make x6213

(6213) Complement
עָשָׂה
`asah
{aw-saw'}

A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.

of thee y6213

[6213] Standard
עָשָׂה
`asah
{aw-saw'}

A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.

z8799

<8799> Grammar

Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885

a great 1419

{1419} Prime
גָּדוֹל
gadowl
{gaw-dole'}

From H1431; great (in any sense); hence older; also insolent.

nation, 1471

{1471} Prime
גּוֹי
gowy
{go'-ee}

Apparently from the same root as H1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation; hence a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.

and I will bless 1288

{1288} Prime
בּרךְ
barak
{baw-rak'}

A primitive root; 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).

z8762

<8762> Grammar

Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 2447

thee, and make y1431

[1431] Standard
גָּדַל
gadal
{gaw-dal'}

A primitive root; properly to twist (compare H1434), that is, to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride).

<0000> Grammar

The original word in the Greek or Hebrew is translated by more than one word in the English. The English translation is separated by one or more other words from the original.

thy name y8034

[8034] Standard
שֵׁם
shem
{shame}

A primitive word (perhaps rather from H7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare H8064); an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character.

great; 1431

{1431} Prime
גָּדַל
gadal
{gaw-dal'}

A primitive root; properly to twist (compare H1434), that is, to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride).

z8762

<8762> Grammar

Stem - Piel (See H8840)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 2447

x8034

(8034) Complement
שֵׁם
shem
{shame}

and thou shalt be x1961

(1961) Complement
הָיָה
hayah
{haw-yaw'}

A primitive root (compare H1933); to exist, that is, be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary).

a blessing: 1293

{1293} Prime
בְּרָכָה
B@rakah
{ber-aw-kaw'}

From H1288; benediction; by implication prosperity.

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See commentary on Genesis 12:1-3.

Genesis 12:2

Here is added an encouraging promise, nay a complication of promises, I will make of thee a great nation — When God took him from his own people, he promised to make him the head of another people. This promise was. A great relief to Abram's burden, for he had now no child. A great trial to Abram's faith, for his wife had been long barren, so that if he believe, it must be against hope, and his faith must build purely upon that power which can out of stones raise up children unto Abraham. I will bless thee — Either particularly with the blessing of fruitfulness, as he had blessed Adam and Noah; or in general, I will bless thee with all manner of blessings, both of the upper and nether springs: leave thy father's house, and I will give thee a father's blessing, better than that of thy progenitors. I will make thy name great — By deserting his country he lost his name there: care not for that, (saith God) but trust me, and I will make thee a greater name than ever thou couldst have had there. Thou shalt be a blessing — That is, thy life shall be a blessing to the places where thou shalt sojourn. I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee — This made it a kind of league offensive and defensive between God and Abram. Abram heartily espoused God's cause, and here God promiseth to interest himself in his. In thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed — This was the promise that crowned all the rest, for it points at the Messiah, in whom all the promises are yea and amen.

Genesis 12:2

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be ^(c) a blessing:

^(c) The world shall recover by your seed, which is Christ, the blessing which they lost in Adam.

Genesis 13:16 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.

Genesis 15:5 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.

Genesis 17:5-6 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. ... And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

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?

Genesis 22:17-18 That 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; ... And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Genesis 24:35 And the LORD hath blessed my master greatly; and he is become great: and he hath given him flocks, and herds, and silver, and gold, and menservants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.

Genesis 26:4 And 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;

Genesis 27:29 Let people serve thee, and nations 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 [be] he that blesseth thee.

Genesis 28:3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people;

Genesis 28:14 And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad 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.

Genesis 35:11 And God said unto him, I [am] God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

Genesis 46:3 And 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:

Exodus 1:7 And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

Exodus 32:10 Now 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.

Numbers 14:12 I will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater nation and mightier than they.

Numbers 24:9-10 He couched, he lay down as a lion, and as a great lion: who shall stir him up? Blessed [is] he that blesseth thee, and cursed [is] he that curseth thee. ... And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed [them] these three times.

Deuteronomy 26:5 And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD 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:

2 Samuel 7:9 And 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.

1 Kings 3:8-9 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. ... Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?

Micah 7:20 Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, [and] the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.

Romans 4:11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which [he had yet] being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:

Galatians 3:7 Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham.

thou shalt:
Genesis 14:14-16 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained [servants], born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued [them] unto Dan. ... And he brought back all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people.
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?
Genesis 19:29 And 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.
Genesis 28:4 And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
1 Kings 1:47 And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
Galatians 3:14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.

Gn 13:16; 14:14; 15:5; 17:5; 18:18; 19:29; 22:17; 24:35; 26:4; 27:29; 28:3, 4, 14; 35:11; 46:3. Ex 1:7; 32:10. Nu 14:12; 24:9. Dt 26:5. 2S 7:9. 1K 1:47; 3:8. Mi 7:20. Ro 4:11. Ga 3:7, 14.