Verse Comparison: Genesis 13:16
American Standard Version
And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: So that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then may thy seed also be numbered.
Amplified® Bible
And I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if a man could count the dust of the earth, then could your descendants also be counted.
Contemporary English Version
I will give you more descendants than there are specks of dust on the earth, and someday it will be easier to count the specks of dust than to count your descendants.
Darby English Version
And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, so that if any one can number the dust of the earth, thy seed also will be numbered.
Good News Bible
I am going to give you so many descendants that no one will be able to count them all; it would be as easy to count all the specks of dust on earth!
King James Version
And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
New American Standard Bible
"I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth, so that if anyone can number the dust of the earth, then your descendants can also be numbered.
New International Version
I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted.
New King James Version
And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth, so that if anyone can number the dust of the earth, then people can also number your descendants .
Revised Standard Version
I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if one can count the dust of the earth, your descendants also can be counted.
Young's Literal Translation
And I have set thy seed as dust of the earth, so that, if one is able to number the dust of the earth, even thy seed is numbered;
