Genesis 12:7

12:7 The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants ¹  I will give this land.” So Abram ²  built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

Genesis 13:15

13:15 I will give all the land that you see to you and your descendants ³  forever.

Joshua 24:3

24:3 but I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates ⁴  and brought him into ⁵  the entire land of Canaan. I made his descendants numerous; I gave him Isaac,

Joshua 24:13

24:13 I gave you a land in ⁶  which you had not worked hard; you took up residence in cities you did not build and you are eating the produce of ⁷  vineyards and olive groves you did not plant.’

Nehemiah 9:8

9:8 When you perceived that his heart was faithful toward you, you established a ⁸  covenant with him to give his descendants ⁹  the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Jebusites, and the Girgashites. You have fulfilled your promise, ¹⁰  for you are righteous.

¹ tn The same Hebrew term זֶרַע (zera’) may mean “seed” (for planting), “offspring” (occasionally of animals, but usually of people), or “descendants” depending on the context.

² tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been supplied in the translation for clarification.

³ tn Heb “for all the land which you see to you I will give it and to your descendants.”

⁴ tn Heb “the river,” referring to the Euphrates. This has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Or “through.”

⁶ tn Or perhaps, “for.”

⁷ tn The words “the produce of” are supplied for clarification.

⁸ tn Heb “the” (so NAB).

⁹ tn Heb “seed.”

¹⁰ tn Heb “your words.”