Genesis
Genesis 15:7
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.”
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.