Genesis
Genesis 15:8
8But Abram replied, “Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?”
Word by word
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| 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
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.