Genesis 28:4 “And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, s…”

Genesis 28:4

And may He give the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants, so that you may possess the land where you dwell as a foreigner, the land God gave to Abraham.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

and give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your offspring with you, that you may inherit the land where you travel, which God gave to Abraham.”

American Standard Version

and give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land of thy sojournings, which God gave unto Abraham.

Geneva Bible 1599

And giue thee the blessing of Abraham, euen to thee and to thy seede with thee, that thou mayest inherite the lande (wherein thou art a stranger,) which God gaue vnto Abraham.

Darby Translation

And may he give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee and to thy seed with thee, in order that thou mayest possess the land of thy sojourning, which God gave to Abraham!

Young's Literal Translation

and He doth give to thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee and to thy seed with thee, to cause thee to possess the land of thy sojournings, which God gave to Abraham.'

Bible in Basic English

And may God give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your seed, so that the land of your wanderings, which God gave to Abraham, may be your heritage.

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Cross references

“the blessing”

Galatians 3:14 Genesis 12:7 Genesis 17:6–8 Ephesians 1:3 Genesis 12:1–3 Genesis 15:5–7

Galatians 3:14 · BSB

He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

Genesis 12:7 · BSB

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

Genesis 17:6–8 · BSB

I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.

Ephesians 1:3 · BSB

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms.

Genesis 12:1–3 · BSB

Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.

Genesis 15:5–7 · BSB

And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”

“wherein thou art a stranger”

Genesis 17:8

Genesis 17:8 · BSB

And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”

“which”

Genesis 13:14–17 Genesis 15:18–21 Psalm 39:12 Psalm 105:6–12 Hebrews 11:9–13

Genesis 13:14–17 · BSB

After Lot had departed, the LORD said to Abram, “Now lift up your eyes from the place where you are, and look to the north and south and east and west,

Genesis 15:18–21 · BSB

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 Euphrates—

Psalm 39:12 · BSB

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.

Psalm 105:6–12 · BSB

O offspring of His servant Abraham, O sons of Jacob, His chosen ones.

Hebrews 11:9–13 · BSB

By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

3May God Almighty bless you and make you fruitful and multiply you, so that you may become a company of peoples.

5So Isaac sent Jacob to Paddan-aram, to Laban son of Bethuel the Aramean, the brother of Rebekah, who was the mother of Jacob and Esau.

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