Genesis
Genesis 15:18
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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| 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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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.