Genesis
Genesis 15:7–8
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.”
8But Abram replied, “Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?”
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Genesis 15:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| also told | וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| him | אֵלָ֑יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| I | אֲנִ֣י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am the LORD | יְהוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| brought you | הוֹצֵאתִ֙יךָ֙ | hō·w·ṣê·ṯî·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| out of Ur | מֵא֣וּר | mê·’ūr | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H218 Ur |
| of the Chaldeans | כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים | kaś·dîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H3778 Chaldean |
| to give | לָ֧תֶת | lā·ṯeṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5414 give, put, set |
| you | לְךָ֛ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| this | הַזֹּ֖את | haz·zōṯ | Article; Pronoun - feminine singular | H2063 this |
| land | הָאָ֥רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| to possess | לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ | lə·riš·tāh | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
Genesis 15:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | וַיֹּאמַ֑ר | way·yō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יֱהוִ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| how | בַּמָּ֥ה | bam·māh | Preposition-b; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| can I know | אֵדַ֖ע | ’ê·ḏa‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I will possess it | אִֽירָשֶֽׁנָּה׃ | ’î·rā·šen·nāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
Cross-references
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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
Genesis 15:8 Luke 1:18 · Luke 1:34 · Isaiah 7:11 · 2 Kings 20:8 · Judges 6:17–24 · Psalm 86:17 · Judges 6:36–40 · Genesis 24:13–14 · 1 Samuel 14:9–10 · Genesis 24:2–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.