Genesis 12:7

New English Translation

⁷The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants^[a] I will give this land.” So Abram^[b] built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

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Footnotes

Genesis 12:7 tn The same Hebrew term זֶרַע (zeraʿ) may mean “seed” (for planting), “offspring” (occasionally of animals, but usually of people), or “descendants” depending on the context.
Genesis 12:7 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been supplied in the translation for clarification.

Genesis 12:7

English Standard Version

⁷Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, ^(A)“To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

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Genesis 12:7

New International Version

⁷The Lord appeared to Abram^(A) and said, “To your offspring^[a] I will give this land.^(B)”^(C) So he built an altar there to the Lord,^(D) who had appeared to him.