Genesis 28:4

May he give you and your descendants the blessing he gave to Abraham ¹  so that you may possess the land ²  God gave to Abraham, the land where you have been living as a temporary resident.” ³ 

Ge 12:1-3,7; Ge 12:7; Ge 13:14-17; Ge 15:5-7; Ge 15:18-21; Ge 17:6-8; Ge 17:8; Ge 22:17,18; Ps 39:12; Ps 72:17; Ps 105:6-12; Ro 4:7,8; Ga 3:8,14; Eph 1:3; Heb 11:9-13

¹ tn Heb “and may he give to you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your offspring with you.” The name “Abraham” is an objective genitive here; this refers to the blessing that God gave to Abraham.

² tn The words “the land” have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

³ tn Heb “the land of your sojournings,” that is, the land where Jacob had been living as a resident alien, as his future descendants would after him.