Genesis 12:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:”

Genesis 12:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 12:1 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 12:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Now Yahweh said to Abram, “Leave your country, and your relatives, and your father’s house, and go to the land that I will show you.”

Genesis 12:1 — World English Bible

Genesis 12:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Now Jehovah said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto the land that I will show thee:”

Genesis 12:1 — American Standard Version

Genesis 12:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jehovah saith unto Abram, `Go for thyself, from thy land, and from thy kindred, and from the house of thy father, unto the land which I shew thee.”

Genesis 12:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 12:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jehovah had said to Abram, Go out of thy land, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, to the land that I will shew thee.”

Genesis 12:1 — Darby Translation

Genesis 12:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“For the Lord had said vnto Abram, Get thee out of thy countrey, and from thy kindred, and from thy fathers house vnto the land that I will shewe thee.”

Genesis 12:1 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 12:1 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And the Lord said to Abram, "Go for yourself from your land, and from your kinsmen, and from your father's house, to the land that I will show you.”

Genesis 12:1 — The Living Sword

Genesis 12:1 in Context — Genesis 12

1 Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

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:

3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

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What Does Genesis 12:1 Mean?

Genesis 12:1 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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