Genesis

Genesis 15:14–16

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 15:14

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

Cross-references

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Genesis 15:14 Nehemiah 9:9–11 · Exodus 6:5–6 · Exodus 12:32–38 · Joshua 24:4–7 · Psalm 135:14 · 1 Samuel 12:8 · Deuteronomy 4:20 · Exodus 7:1–14 · Deuteronomy 7:18–19 · Deuteronomy 6:22 · Joshua 24:17

Genesis 15:15 Job 5:26 · Genesis 25:7–9 · 2 Chronicles 34:28 · Numbers 27:13 · Daniel 12:13 · Judges 2:10 · Job 42:17 · Acts 13:36 · 1 Chronicles 29:28 · Ecclesiastes 12:7 · Genesis 35:29 · Genesis 49:29

Genesis 15:16 1 Kings 21:26 · Daniel 8:23 · Matthew 23:32–35 · Exodus 12:40 · 1 Thessalonians 2:16 · 2 Peter 3:8–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.