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I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”[a](A)

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  1. 12.3 Or by you all the families of the earth shall bless themselves

I will bless those who bless you,
    and whoever curses you I will curse;(A)
and all peoples on earth
    will be blessed through you.(B)[a]

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  1. Genesis 12:3 Or earth / will use your name in blessings (see 48:20)

18 and by your offspring shall all the nations of the earth gain blessing for themselves, because you have obeyed my voice.”(A)

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18 and through your offspring[a] all nations on earth will be blessed,[b](A) because you have obeyed me.”(B)

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  1. Genesis 22:18 Or seed
  2. Genesis 22:18 Or and all nations on earth will use the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)

36 His line shall continue forever,
    and his throne endure before me like the sun.(A)

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36 that his line will continue forever
    and his throne endure before me like the sun;(A)

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48 for he has looked with favor on the lowly state of his servant.
    Surely from now on all generations will call me blessed,(A)

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48 for he has been mindful
    of the humble state of his servant.(A)
From now on all generations will call me blessed,(B)

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