Genesis

Genesis 15:17–18

¹⁷When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses. ¹⁸On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land — from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates —

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Genesis 15:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the sun	הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙	haš·še·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
had set	בָּ֔אָה	bā·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and darkness	וַעֲלָטָ֖ה	wa·‘ă·lā·ṭāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H5939 thick darkness
had fallen	וַיְהִ֤י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
behold	וְהִנֵּ֨ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
a smoking	עָשָׁן֙	‘ā·šān	Noun - masculine singular	H6227 smoke
firepot	תַנּ֤וּר	ṯan·nūr	Noun - common singular construct	H8574 stove
and a flaming	אֵ֔שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
torch	וְלַפִּ֣יד	wə·lap·pîḏ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3940 torch
appeared and passed	עָבַ֔ר	‘ā·ḇar	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
between	בֵּ֖ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
the halves	הַגְּזָרִ֥ים	hag·gə·zā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1506 part

Genesis 15:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On that	הַה֗וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַּיּ֣וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
made	כָּרַ֧ת	kā·raṯ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
a covenant	בְּרִ֣ית	bə·rîṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H1285 covenant
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
Abram	אַבְרָ֖ם	’aḇ·rām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H87 Abram
saying	לֵאמֹ֑ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
To your descendants	לְזַרְעֲךָ֗	lə·zar·‘ă·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
I have given	נָתַ֙תִּי֙	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
this	הַזֹּ֔את	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
land	הָאָ֣רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
from the river	מִנְּהַ֣ר	min·nə·har	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5104 stream, river
of Egypt	מִצְרַ֔יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the great	הַגָּדֹ֖ל	hag·gā·ḏōl	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
River	הַנָּהָ֥ר	han·nā·hār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5104 stream, river
Euphrates	פְּרָֽת׃	pə·rāṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6578 Eupharates

Cross-references

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Genesis 15:17 Jeremiah 34:18–19 · Judges 6:21 · Jeremiah 11:4 · 1 Chronicles 21:26 · Exodus 3:2–3

Genesis 15:18 Joshua 1:3–4 · Genesis 12:7 · Genesis 24:7 · Genesis 13:15 · Deuteronomy 11:24 · Numbers 34:2–3 · Nehemiah 9:8 · Numbers 34:5 · Exodus 23:27–31 · Isaiah 27:12 · Hebrews 13:20 · Deuteronomy 34:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.