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Genesis 22:15-18 GW ...Then the Messenger of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time (16) and said, "I am taking an oath on my own name, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not refused to give me (offer) your son, your only son, (17) I will certainly bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and the grains of sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of their enemies' cities. (18) Through your descendant all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me."
Genesis 22:15-18 MKJV ...And the Angel of Jehovah called to Abraham out of the heavens the second time,
(16) and said, I have sworn by Myself, says Jehovah; because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only one;
(17) that in blessing I will bless you, and in multiplying I will multiply your seed like the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore. And your Seed shall possess the gate of His enemies.
(18) And in your Seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.
Genesis 22:15-18 Darby ...And the Angel of Jehovah called to Abraham from the heavens a second time,
(16) and said, By myself I swear, saith Jehovah, that, because thou hast done this, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son ,
(17) I will richly bless thee, and greatly multiply thy seed, as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is on the sea-shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
(18) and in thy Seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves, because thou hast hearkened to my voice.
Genesis 22:15-18 ASV ...And the angel of Jehovah called unto Abraham a second time out of heaven,
(16) and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,
(17) that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore. And thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies.
(18) And in thy Seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. Because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Genesis 22:15-18 BBE ...And the voice of the angel of the [LORD] came to Abraham a second time from heaven,
(16) Saying, I have taken an oath by my name, says the [LORD], because you have done this and have not kept back from me your dearly loved only son,
(17) That I will certainly give you my blessing, and your seed will be increased like the stars of heaven and the sand by the seaside; your seed will take the land of those who are against them;
(18) And your Seed will be a blessing to all the nations of the earth, because you have done what I gave you orders to do.
Genesis 22:15-18 CEV ...The LORD's angel called out from heaven a second time:
(16) You were willing to offer the LORD your only son, and so he makes you this solemn promise,
(17) "I will bless you and give you such a large family, that someday your descendants will be more numerous than the stars in the sky or the grains of sand along the beach. They will defeat their enemies and take over the cities where their enemies live.
(18) You have obeyed me, and so you and your descendants will be a blessing to all nations on earth."
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
KJV - King James Version
MKJV - Modern King James Version
NWT - New World Translation
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
RV - Revised Version
YLT - Young's Literal Translation