Genesis

Genesis 15:13–16

¹³Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. ¹⁴But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.^c ¹⁵You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age. ¹⁶In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”

Footnotes

c 15:14 Cited in Acts 7:6–7|ACT 7:6-7

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Genesis 15:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to Abram	לְאַבְרָ֗ם	lə·’aḇ·rām	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H87 Abram
Know for certain	יָדֹ֨עַ	yā·ḏō·a‘	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H3045 know
that	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
your descendants	זַרְעֲךָ֗	zar·‘ă·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
will be	יִהְיֶ֣ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
strangers	גֵ֣ר׀	ḡêr	Noun - masculine singular	H1616 sojourner
in a land	בְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
that is not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
their own	לָהֶ֔ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
and they will be enslaved	וַעֲבָד֖וּם	wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
and mistreated	וְעִנּ֣וּ	wə·‘in·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H6031 be occupied, busied with
four	אַרְבַּ֥ע	’ar·ba‘	Number - feminine singular construct	H702 four
hundred	מֵא֖וֹת	mê·’ō·wṯ	Number - feminine plural	H3967 hundred
years	שָׁנָֽה׃	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year

Genesis 15:14

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	וְגַ֧ם	wə·ḡam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
I	אָנֹ֑כִי	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
will judge	דָּ֣ן	dān	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1777 judge
the nation	הַגּ֛וֹי	hag·gō·w	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1471 nation, people
they serve as slaves	יַעֲבֹ֖דוּ	ya·‘ă·ḇō·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
and afterward	וְאַחֲרֵי־	wə·’a·ḥă·rê-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H310 behind
they will depart	יֵצְא֖וּ	yê·ṣə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
with many	גָּדֽוֹל׃	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
possessions	בִּרְכֻ֥שׁ	bir·ḵuš	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H7399 property, goods

Genesis 15:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You	וְאַתָּ֛ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
however	וְאַתָּ֛ה	wə·’at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
will go	תָּב֥וֹא	tā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
your fathers	אֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ	’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
in peace	בְּשָׁל֑וֹם	bə·šā·lō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
and be buried	תִּקָּבֵ֖ר	tiq·qā·ḇêr	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6912 bury
at a ripe old age	בְּשֵׂיבָ֥ה	bə·śê·ḇāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H7872 hoary head, old age

Genesis 15:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In the fourth	רְבִיעִ֖י	rə·ḇî·‘î	Number - ordinal masculine singular	H7243 fourth
generation	וְד֥וֹר	wə·ḏō·wr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1755 period, generation, dwelling
will return	יָשׁ֣וּבוּ	yā·šū·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7725 turn back, return
here	הֵ֑נָּה	hên·nāh	Adverb	H2008 hither
for	כִּ֧י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the iniquity	עֲוֺ֥ן	‘ă·wōn	Noun - common singular construct	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
of the Amorites	הָאֱמֹרִ֖י	hā·’ĕ·mō·rî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H567 Amorites
not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
yet	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
complete	שָׁלֵ֛ם	šā·lêm	Adjective - masculine singular	H8003 complete, safe, at peace