Genesis

Genesis 15:1

¹After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision:

“Do not be afraid, Abram.

I am your shield,

your very great reward.”

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After	אַחַ֣ר׀	’a·ḥar	Adverb	H310 behind
these	הָאֵ֗לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
events	הַדְּבָרִ֣ים	had·də·ḇā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
the word	דְבַר־	ḏə·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
came	הָיָ֤ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Abram	אַבְרָ֔ם	’aḇ·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H87 Abram
in a vision	בַּֽמַּחֲזֶ֖ה	bam·ma·ḥă·zeh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4236 vision
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
be afraid	תִּירָ֣א	tî·rā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3372 fear
Abram	אַבְרָ֗ם	’aḇ·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H87 Abram
I	אָנֹכִי֙	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
your	לָ֔ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
shield	מָגֵ֣ן	mā·ḡên	Noun - common singular	H4043 shield
your very	מְאֹֽד׃	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
great	הַרְבֵּ֥ה	har·bêh	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
reward	שְׂכָרְךָ֖	śə·ḵā·rə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7939 hire, wages

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 41:10 · Psalm 119:114 · Psalm 84:11 · Hebrews 13:5–6 · Genesis 26:24 · Isaiah 41:14 · Deuteronomy 33:26–29 · Lamentations 3:24 · Luke 12:32 · Psalm 18:2 · Psalm 5:12 · Ruth 2:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.