Genesis 12:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The Lord appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So Abram built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And the LORD appeared to Abram, and said, To your descendants will I give this land: and there he built an altar to the LORD, who appeared to him.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Jehovah{H3068} appeared{H7200} unto Abram,{H87} and said,{H559} Unto thy seed{H2233} will I give{H5414} this{H2063} land:{H776} and there builded{H1129} he an altar{H4196} unto Jehovah,{H3068} who appeared{H7200} unto him.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And the LORD{H3068} appeared{H7200}{(H8735)} unto Abram{H87}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Unto thy seed{H2233} will I give{H5414}{(H8799)} this{H2063} land{H776}: and there builded{H1129}{(H8799)} he an altar{H4196} unto the LORD{H3068}, who appeared{H7200}{(H8737)} unto him.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Then the LORde apeared vnto Abram ad sayd: vnto thy seed wyll I geue thys lade. And he buylded an aultere there vnto the LORDE which apeared to hym.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Then the LORDE appeared vnto Abra, & sayde: This londe wil I geue vnto yi sede. And there he buylded an aulter vnto ye LORDE, which appeared vnto him.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And the Lord appeared vnto Abram, and said, Vnto thy seede will I giue this land; there builded he an altar vnto the Lord, which appeared vnto him.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And the Lorde appearyng vnto Abram, sayd, Unto thy seede wyl I geue this lande: And there buylded he an aulter vnto the Lorde whiche appeared vnto hym.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Yahweh appeared to Abram, and said, "I will give this land to your seed{or, offspring}." He built an altar there to Yahweh, who appeared to him.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And Jehovah appeareth unto Abram, and saith, `To thy seed I give this land;' and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, who hath appeared unto him.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Jehovah appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto Jehovah, who appeared unto him.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And Jehovah appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto Jehovah, who appeared unto him.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And the Lord came to Abram, and said, I will give all this land to your seed; then Abram made an altar there to the Lord who had let himself be seen by him.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Yahweh appeared to Abram and said, "I will give this land to your seed." He built an altar there to Yahweh, who appeared to him.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    The LORD appeared to Abram and said,“To your descendants I will give this land.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 17:8 : 8 And I will give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are now living as a foreigner—all the land of Canaan—as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.
  • Gen 18:1 : 1 The LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre as he was sitting at the entrance of the tent during the heat of the day.
  • Gen 13:15 : 15 For all the land you see, I will give to you and your descendants forever.
  • Gen 17:1 : 1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty; walk before Me faithfully and be blameless."
  • Ps 105:9-9 : 9 The covenant He made with Abraham, and His oath to Isaac. 10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant. 11 Saying, 'To you I will give the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.' 12 When they were few in number, very few, and strangers in the land.
  • Gal 3:16 : 16 Now to Abraham the promises were spoken, and to his seed. It does not say, 'and to seeds,' as if referring to many, but, 'and to your seed,' meaning one, who is Christ.
  • Gen 13:4 : 4 To the place of the altar he had made there at first, and Abram called on the name of the LORD there.
  • Gen 32:30 : 30 Jacob said, 'Please tell me your name.' But he replied, 'Why do you ask my name?' Then he blessed him there.
  • Gen 26:25 : 25 So Isaac built an altar there and called on the name of the LORD. He pitched his tent there, and his servants dug a well.
  • Exod 33:1 : 1 The LORD said to Moses, 'Go up from here, you and the people you brought up out of the land of Egypt, to the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, saying, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’
  • Num 32:11 : 11 'None of the men who came up from Egypt, twenty years old and older, will see the land I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, because they have not fully followed Me—
  • Gen 13:18 : 18 So Abram moved his tent and went to live by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron. There he built an altar to the LORD.
  • Gen 12:8 : 8 From there, Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.
  • Gen 8:20 : 20 Then Noah built an altar to the LORD and took some of every clean animal and every clean bird and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
  • Gen 15:18 : 18 On that day, the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River—
  • Gen 22:9 : 9 When they reached the place God had told him about, Abraham built an altar there, arranged the wood on it, bound his son Isaac, and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood.
  • Gen 26:3 : 3 Stay in this land, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your descendants and will fulfill the oath I swore to Abraham your father.
  • Deut 1:8 : 8 See, I have set the land before you. Go and take possession of the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—and to their descendants after them.
  • Deut 6:10 : 10 When the LORD your God brings you into the land He swore to your ancestors—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—to give to you, with cities great and good that you did not build,
  • Deut 30:20 : 20 loving the LORD your God, obeying His voice, and holding fast to Him. For He is your life and the length of your days, that you may dwell in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers—to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob—to give them.
  • Gen 28:13 : 13 And there was the Lord standing above it, and He said, 'I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. The land on which you are lying, I will give to you and to your descendants.'
  • Gen 17:3 : 3 Abram fell facedown, and God spoke with him, saying,
  • Gen 33:20 : 20 There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
  • Exod 6:3 : 3 I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob as God Almighty, but by my name, the LORD, I was not known to them.
  • Rom 9:8 : 8 This means it is not the children of the flesh who are children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring.
  • Gal 4:28 : 28 Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.
  • Heb 11:13 : 13 All these people died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar and been persuaded of them, and having embraced them, they openly declared that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Gen 12:8
    82%

    8 From there, Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.

  • Gen 13:17-18
    2 verses
    79%

    17 Arise, walk through the land, its length and its breadth, for I will give it to you.

    18 So Abram moved his tent and went to live by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron. There he built an altar to the LORD.

  • Gen 12:6
    79%

    6 Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of Shechem, to the great tree of Moreh. At that time, the Canaanites were in the land.

  • Gen 28:13
    79%

    13 And there was the Lord standing above it, and He said, 'I am the Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. The land on which you are lying, I will give to you and to your descendants.'

  • Gen 35:12
    79%

    12 The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give to you, and I will also give it to your descendants after you.

  • Gen 12:1-2
    2 verses
    78%

    1 The Lord said to Abram, "Go forth from your land, your birthplace, and your father's household to the land that I will show you."

    2 And I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you, and I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.

  • Gen 13:14-15
    2 verses
    78%

    14 The LORD said to Abram after Lot had separated from him, "Lift up your eyes from where you are and look to the north, south, east, and west.

    15 For all the land you see, I will give to you and your descendants forever.

  • Gen 15:7-8
    2 verses
    77%

    7 And He said to him, "I am the LORD who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess."

    8 But Abram said, "Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?"

  • Gen 26:2-3
    2 verses
    76%

    2 The LORD appeared to him and said, "Do not go down to Egypt. Stay in the land that I will show you.

    3 Stay in this land, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your descendants and will fulfill the oath I swore to Abraham your father.

  • Gen 13:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3 He journeyed from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai.

    4 To the place of the altar he had made there at first, and Abram called on the name of the LORD there.

  • Gen 17:7-9
    3 verses
    76%

    7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you for the generations to come, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

    8 And I will give to you and your descendants after you the land in which you are now living as a foreigner—all the land of Canaan—as an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.

    9 Then God said to Abraham, "As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come.

  • Gen 15:18
    75%

    18 On that day, the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River—

  • Gen 24:7
    74%

    7 The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's household and my native land, who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, 'To your descendants I will give this land,' will send His angel before you so that you can find a wife for my son there.

  • Acts 7:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2 Stephen replied: 'Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was living in Mesopotamia, before he settled in Haran.

    3 'He said to him, 'Leave your country and your relatives and come to the land that I will show you.'

  • Gen 26:24
    74%

    24 That night the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham."

  • Gen 18:1
    73%

    1 The LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre as he was sitting at the entrance of the tent during the heat of the day.

  • Gen 15:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    1 After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, and your reward will be very great."

    2 Abram said, "Lord GOD, what will You give me, since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?"

    3 And Abram said, "You have given me no children, so a servant in my household will be my heir."

  • Gen 17:1-3
    3 verses
    73%

    1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty; walk before Me faithfully and be blameless."

    2 I will establish My covenant between Me and you, and I will greatly multiply you.

    3 Abram fell facedown, and God spoke with him, saying,

  • Gen 28:4
    73%

    4 May he give to you and your descendants with you the blessing of Abraham, that you may take possession of the land where you now live as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.

  • Exod 32:13
    73%

    13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants to whom you swore by yourself: 'I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heavens, and I will give your descendants all this land that I have promised, and they shall inherit it forever.'

  • Gen 22:14
    73%

    14 And Abraham named that place 'The LORD Will Provide,' as it is said to this day, 'On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.'

  • Josh 24:3
    72%

    3 But I took your ancestor Abraham from beyond the Euphrates River, led him throughout the land of Canaan, and gave him many descendants. I gave him Isaac.