Genesis
Genesis 15:13
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.
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Acts 7:6–7 · Exodus 1:11 · Exodus 12:40–41 · Acts 7:17 · Exodus 1:1–2 · Galatians 3:17 · Leviticus 19:34
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.