Genesis 35:12
New International Version
The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I also give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.”

New Living Translation
And I will give you the land I once gave to Abraham and Isaac. Yes, I will give it to you and your descendants after you.”

English Standard Version
The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give the land to your offspring after you.”

Berean Standard Bible
The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.”

King James Bible
And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.

New King James Version
The land which I gave Abraham and Isaac I give to you; and to your descendants after you I give this land.”

New American Standard Bible
“And the land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give to you, And I will give the land to your descendants after you.”

NASB 1995
“The land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give it to you, And I will give the land to your descendants after you.”

NASB 1977
“And the land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give it to you, And I will give the land to your descendants after you.”

Legacy Standard Bible
And the land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give it to you, And I will give the land to your seed after you.”

Amplified Bible
“The land which I gave Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and to your descendants after you I will give the land.”

Christian Standard Bible
I will give to you the land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac. And I will give the land to your future descendants.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will give to you the land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac. And I will give the land to your future descendants.

American Standard Version
and the land which I gave unto Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.

Contemporary English Version
I will give you the land that I promised Abraham and Isaac, and it will belong to your family forever.

English Revised Version
and the land which I gave unto Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will give you the land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac. I will also give this land to your descendants."

Good News Translation
I will give you the land which I gave to Abraham and to Isaac, and I will also give it to your descendants after you."

International Standard Version
Now as for the land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I'm giving it to you and to your descendants who come after you. I'm giving the land to you!"

Majority Standard Bible
The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.”

NET Bible
The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you. To your descendants I will also give this land."

New Heart English Bible
The land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give to you, and I will give the land to your descendants after you."

Webster's Bible Translation
And the land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.

World English Bible
The land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give it to you, and to your offspring after you I will give the land.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and the land which I have given to Abraham and to Isaac—to you I give it, indeed to your seed after you I give the land.”

Young's Literal Translation
and the land which I have given to Abraham and to Isaac -- to thee I give it, yea to thy seed after thee I give the land.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And the land which I gave to Abraham and to Isaak, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give this land.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give to thee, and to thy seed after thee.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give to you, and to your offspring after you.”

New American Bible
The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you; and to your descendants after you I will give the land.

New Revised Standard Version
The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give the land to your offspring after you.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the land which I gave to Abraham and Isaac, I will give to you, and to your descendants after you will I give the land.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the land that I swore to Abraham and to Isaac, to you I shall give it, and to your seed after you I shall give the land.”
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
and the land which I gave unto Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the land which I gave to Abraam and Isaac, I have given it to thee; and it shall come to pass that I will give this land also to thy seed after thee.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Jacob is Named Israel
11And God told him, “I am God Almighty. Be fruitful and multiply. A nation—even a company of nations—shall come from you, and kings shall descend from you. 12 The land that I gave to Abraham and Isaac I will give to you, and I will give this land to your descendants after you.” 13Then God went up from the place where He had spoken with him.…

Cross References
Genesis 12:7
Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.

Genesis 13:15-17
for all the land that you see, I will give to you and your offspring forever. / 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. / Get up and walk around the land, through its length and breadth, for I will give it to you.”

Genesis 15:18
On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—

Genesis 17:8
And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”

Genesis 28:13-14
And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie. / 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.

Exodus 6:8
And I will bring you into the land that I swore to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD!’”

Leviticus 26:42
then I will remember My covenant with Jacob and My covenant with Isaac and My covenant with Abraham, and I will remember the land.

Deuteronomy 1:8
See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.”

Deuteronomy 34:4
And the LORD said to him, “This is the land that I swore to give Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let you see it with your own eyes, but you will not cross into it.”

Joshua 1:6
Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.

1 Chronicles 16:16-18
the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: / ‘I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.’

Psalm 105:9-11
the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. / He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant: / “I will give you the land of Canaan as the portion of your inheritance.”

Acts 7:5
He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised to give possession of the land to Abraham and his descendants, even though he did not yet have a child.

Romans 4:13
For the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.

Galatians 3:16
The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.


Treasury of Scripture

And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to you I will give it, and to your seed after you will I give the land.

the land.

Genesis 12:7
And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.

Genesis 13:14-17
And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: …

Genesis 15:18
In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

to.

Nehemiah 13:1-31
On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of the people; and therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever; …

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Genesis 35
1. God commands Jacob to go to Bethel.
2. He purges his house of idols.
6. He builds an altar at Bethel.
8. Deborah dies at Allon Bacuth.
9. God blesses Jacob at Bethel.
10. Jacob Named Israel.
16. Rachel travails of Benjamin, and dies in the way to Edar.
22. Reuben lies with Bilhah.
23. The sons of Jacob.
27. Jacob comes to Isaac at Hebron.
28. The age, death, and burial of Isaac.














The land I gave to Abraham and Isaac
This phrase refers to the covenantal promise God made to the patriarchs, Abraham and Isaac. The Hebrew word for "land" is "אֶרֶץ" (eretz), which signifies not just a physical territory but a divinely appointed inheritance. Historically, this land is Canaan, a region that holds significant archaeological and historical importance as the cradle of the Israelite nation. The promise to Abraham is first found in Genesis 12:7, where God assures him of this land for his offspring. This continuity of promise underscores God's faithfulness and the unfolding of His divine plan through generations.

I will give to you
Here, God reaffirms His promise to Jacob, also known as Israel, solidifying his role in the divine narrative. The Hebrew verb "נָתַן" (natan), meaning "to give," is used, emphasizing the certainty and generosity of God's promise. This act of giving is not based on Jacob's merit but on God's sovereign will and grace. It highlights the theme of divine election and blessing that runs throughout the Scriptures, where God chooses individuals to fulfill His purposes.

and I will give this land to your descendants after you
The promise extends beyond Jacob to his "descendants," the Hebrew word "זֶרַע" (zera), meaning seed or offspring. This indicates a perpetual inheritance, ensuring that the covenant is not just for Jacob but for the nation that will come from him. This promise is foundational for the identity of the Israelites as God's chosen people, destined to inhabit the Promised Land. It also foreshadows the broader biblical narrative of salvation history, where the land serves as a stage for God's redemptive work through Israel, ultimately pointing to the coming of the Messiah. The assurance of this promise would have been a source of hope and identity for the Israelites throughout their history, especially during times of exile and displacement.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The land
הָאָ֗רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

that
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

I gave
אֶתְּנֶ֑נָּה (’et·tə·nen·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

to Abraham
לְאַבְרָהָ֥ם (lə·’aḇ·rā·hām)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 85: Abraham -- 'exalted father', the father of the Jewish nation

and Isaac
וּלְיִצְחָ֖ק (ū·lə·yiṣ·ḥāq)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3327: Isaac -- 'he laughs', son of Abraham and Sarah

I will give
נָתַ֛תִּי (nā·ṯat·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

to you,
לְךָ֣ (lə·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

and I will give
אֶתֵּ֥ן (’et·tên)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

this land
הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

to your descendants
וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ֥ (ū·lə·zar·‘ă·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

after you.”
אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ (’a·ḥă·re·ḵā)
Preposition | second person masculine singular
Strong's 310: The hind or following part


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