I will bless those who bless you,
I will curse anyone who treats you with contempt,(A)
and all the peoples on earth
will be blessed[a] through you.[b](B)

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  1. 12:3 Or will find blessing
  2. 12:3 Or will bless themselves by you

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)

14 Your offspring will be like the dust of the earth,(A) and you will spread out toward the west, the east, the north, and the south. All the peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.(B)

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14 Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you(A) will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south.(B) All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.[a](C)

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  1. Genesis 28:14 Or will use your name and the name of your offspring in blessings (see 48:20)

17 Should any of the families of the earth not go up to Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of Armies, rain will not fall on them.

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17 If any of the peoples of the earth do not go up to Jerusalem to worship(A) the King, the Lord Almighty, they will have no rain.(B)

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