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Berean Standard Bible

“I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.”

Genesis 13:16

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After Abram and Lot separate because their herds are too large for the land, God speaks to Abram again. Lot has chosen the fertile Jordan plain, and Abram has been left with the hill country.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

World English Bible (WEB)

I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can count the dust of the earth, then your offspring may also be counted.

King James Version (KJV)

And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: So that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then may thy seed also be numbered.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And I will make your children like the dust of the earth, so that if the dust of the earth may be numbered, then will your children be numbered.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y haré tu simiente como el polvo de la tierra: que si alguno podrá contar el polvo de la tierra, también tu simiente será contada.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Además, tu descendencia será tan numerosa como el polvo de la tierra. De modo que sólo quien sea capaz de contar el polvo de la tierra, podrá contar a tus descendientes.

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