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Berean Standard Bible

“Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.”

Genesis 28:14

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In his dream at Bethel, Jacob hears the Lord restate to him the promise first given to Abraham and Isaac. The words come to a man who has just deceived his family, which makes the grace of the promise more striking.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.

World English Bible (WEB)

Your offspring will be as the dust of the earth, and you will spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. In you and in your offspring will all the families of the earth be blessed.

King James Version (KJV)

And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south. And in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Your seed will be like the dust of the earth, covering all the land to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south: you and your seed will be a name of blessing to all the families of the earth.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y será tu simiente como el polvo de la tierra, y te extenderás al occidente, y al oriente, y al aquilón, y al mediodía; y todas las familias de la tierra serán benditas en ti y en tu simiente.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Tus descendientes serán tantos como el polvo de la tierra. Llenarán la tierra de este a oeste y de norte a sur. Todas las naciones de la tierra serán bendecidas por medio de ti y de tu descendencia.

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