Genesis

Genesis 15:5–7

5And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”a

6Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.b

7The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”

Footnotes

  • a 15:5 Cited in Romans 4:18|ROM 4:18
  • b 15:6 Cited in Romans 4:3|ROM 4:3, Romans 4:22, Galatians 3:6, and James 2:23

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Genesis 15:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Andוַיּוֹצֵ֨אway·yō·w·ṣêConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
himאֹת֜וֹ’ō·ṯōwDirect object marker; third person masculine singularH853 mark of the accusative
outsideהַח֗וּצָהha·ḥū·ṣāhArticle; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH2351 the outside
and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Nowנָ֣אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
lookהַבֶּט־hab·beṭ-Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularH5027 look
to the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהhaš·šā·may·māhArticle; Noun - masculine plural; third person feminine singularH8064 sky, aloft
and countוּסְפֹר֙ū·sə·p̄ōrConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH5608 count
the starsהַכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔יםhak·kō·w·ḵā·ḇîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH3556 star
if youאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
are ableתּוּכַ֖לtū·ḵalVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
Then He toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
himל֔וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
Soכֹּ֥הkōhAdverbH3541 thus, here
your offspringזַרְעֶֽךָ׃zar·‘e·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH2233 sowing, seed, offspring
beיִהְיֶ֖הyih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be

Genesis 15:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Abram believedוְהֶאֱמִ֖ןwə·he·’ĕ·minConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH539 confirm, support
the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֑הYah·wehPreposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
and it was creditedוַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָway·yaḥ·šə·ḇe·hāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH2803 think, account
to himלּ֖וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
as righteousnessצְדָקָֽה׃ṣə·ḏā·qāhNoun - feminine singularH6666 righteousness

Genesis 15:7

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
also toldוַיֹּ֖אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
himאֵלָ֑יו’ê·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH413 motion to
Iאֲנִ֣י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
am the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
brought youהוֹצֵאתִ֙יךָ֙hō·w·ṣê·ṯî·ḵāVerb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH3318 go or come out
out of Urמֵא֣וּרmê·’ūrPreposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singularH218 Ur
of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkaś·dîmNoun - proper - masculine pluralH3778 Chaldean
to giveלָ֧תֶתlā·ṯeṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5414 give, put, set
youלְךָ֛lə·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singular
thisהַזֹּ֖אתhaz·zōṯArticle; Pronoun - feminine singularH2063 this
landהָאָ֥רֶץhā·’ā·reṣArticle; Noun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃lə·riš·tāhPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singularH3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess

Cross-references

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Genesis 15:5 Hebrews 11:12 · Romans 4:18 · Deuteronomy 1:10 · Exodus 32:13 · Genesis 22:17 · Deuteronomy 10:22 · Jeremiah 33:22 · 1 Chronicles 27:23 · Psalm 147:4 · Romans 9:7–8 · Genesis 12:2 · Genesis 16:10

Genesis 15:6 James 2:23 · Galatians 3:6–14 · Romans 4:9 · Romans 4:20–25 · Romans 4:3–6 · Hebrews 11:8 · Psalm 106:31 · Romans 4:11

Genesis 15:7 Genesis 12:1 · Acts 7:2–4 · Nehemiah 9:7–8 · Psalm 105:44 · Genesis 13:15–17 · Romans 4:13 · Psalm 105:42

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.