And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of God Most High, possessor of heaven and earth:
WEB
and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
YLT
and he blesseth him, and saith, `Blessed is Abram to God Most High, possessing heaven and earth;
DBT
And he blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the Most HighGod, possessor of heavens and earth.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentGenesis — The book of beginnings. Creation, fall, flood, covenant, election, providence — eleven generational seams stitch one unbroken story from heaven-and-earth to a coffin in Egypt.
- Author
- Moses — by traditional attribution; the book is the first of the Pentateuch
- Date
- Composed c. 15th–13th century BC; draws on older patriarchal sources (the toledoth framework is internal)