Genesis

Genesis 15:18–21

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 — 19the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, 20Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, 21Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.”

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Genesis 15:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
On thatהַה֗וּאha·hūArticle; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbay·yō·wmPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH3117 day
the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
madeכָּרַ֧תkā·raṯVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3772 cut off, cut down
a covenantבְּרִ֣יתbə·rîṯNoun - feminine singularH1285 covenant
withאֶת־’eṯ-PrepositionH854 with
Abramאַבְרָ֖ם’aḇ·rāmNoun - proper - masculine singularH87 Abram
sayingלֵאמֹ֑רlê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
To your descendantsלְזַרְעֲךָ֗lə·zar·‘ă·ḵāPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH2233 sowing, seed, offspring
I have givenנָתַ֙תִּי֙nā·ṯat·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH5414 give, put, set
thisהַזֹּ֔אתhaz·zōṯArticle; Pronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
landהָאָ֣רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
from the riverמִנְּהַ֣רmin·nə·harPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH5104 stream, river
of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmiṣ·ra·yimNoun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
toעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the greatהַגָּדֹ֖לhag·gā·ḏōlArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH1419 great
Riverהַנָּהָ֥רhan·nā·hārArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5104 stream, river
Euphratesפְּרָֽת׃pə·rāṯNoun - proper - feminine singularH6578 Eupharates

Genesis 15:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the land of the Kenitesהַקֵּינִי֙haq·qê·nîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH7017 Kenite
Kenizzitesהַקְּנִזִּ֔יhaq·qə·niz·zîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH7074 Kenizzite
Kadmonitesהַקַּדְמֹנִֽי׃haq·qaḏ·mō·nîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH6935 Kadmonite

Genesis 15:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Hittitesהַחִתִּ֥יha·ḥit·tîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH2850 Hittite(s)
Perizzitesהַפְּרִזִּ֖יhap·pə·riz·zîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH6522 Perizzite
Rephaitesהָרְפָאִֽים׃hā·rə·p̄ā·’îmArticle; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH7497 giant

Genesis 15:21

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙hā·’ĕ·mō·rîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH567 Amorites
Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יhak·kə·na·‘ă·nîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3669 trader, merchant
Girgashitesהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֖יhag·gir·gā·šîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH1622 Girgashite
and Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִֽי׃סhay·ḇū·sîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH2983 Jebusite, Jebusites

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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.