Genesis 15

¹Afterאַחַ֣ר׀’a·ḥar — after, behind, followingH310 — Full Word Study → theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהhā·’êl·leh — These; those; the onesH428 — Full Word Study → eventsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםhad·də·ḇā·rîm — word, matter, thing, affairH1697 — Full Word Study →, the wordדְבַר־ḏə·ḇar- — word, matter, thing, affairH1697 — Full Word Study → of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → cameהָיָ֤הhā·yāh — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → toאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → Abramאַבְרָ֔ם’aḇ·rām — Exalted FatherH87 — Full Word Study → in a visionבַּֽמַּחֲזֶ֖הbam·ma·ḥă·zeh — Vision; a divine revelation or sightH4236 — Full Word Study →: “Do notאַל־’al- — do not; negative imperative particleH408 — Full Word Study → be afraidתִּירָ֣אtî·rā — to fear, revere, or be afraidH3372 — Full Word Study →, Abramאַבְרָ֗ם’aḇ·rām — Exalted FatherH87 — Full Word Study →. I am your shieldמָגֵ֣ןmā·ḡên — Shield; protection, defenseH4043 — Full Word Study →, your veryמְאֹֽד׃mə·’ōḏ — Much, greatly, very, exceedinglyH3966 — Full Word Study → greatהַרְבֵּ֥הhar·bêh — To increase, multiply, grow abundantH7235 — Full Word Study → rewardשְׂכָרְךָ֖śə·ḵā·rə·ḵā — wages, payment, compensation for laborH7939 — Full Word Study →.” ²But Abramאַבְרָ֗ם’aḇ·rām — Exalted FatherH87 — Full Word Study → repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·mer — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, “O Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י’ă·ḏō·nāy — Master, LordH136 — Full Word Study → GODיֱהוִה֙Yah·weh — The LORD, the covenant God of IsraelH3069 — Full Word Study →, whatמַה־mah- — What? Why? How? (interrogative particle)H4100 — Full Word Study → can You giveתִּתֶּן־tit·ten- — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → me, since Iוְאָנֹכִ֖יwə·’ā·nō·ḵî — I, myself (first-person singular pronoun)H595 — Full Word Study → remainהוֹלֵ֣ךְhō·w·lêḵ — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study → childlessעֲרִירִ֑י‘ă·rî·rî — Childless, bereaved of childrenH6185 — Full Word Study →, and the heirוּבֶן־ū·ḇen- — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study → of my houseבֵּיתִ֔יbê·ṯî — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study → is Eliezerאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer — God is my helpH461 — Full Word Study → of Damascusדַּמֶּ֥שֶׂקdam·me·śeq — Capital of SyriaH1834 — Full Word Study →?” ³Abramאַבְרָ֔ם’aḇ·rām — Exalted FatherH87 — Full Word Study → continuedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·mer — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, “Beholdהֵ֣ןhên — Look! Behold! — an attention-directing particleH2005 — Full Word Study →, You have givenנָתַ֖תָּהnā·ṯat·tāh — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → me noלֹ֥אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → offspringזָ֑רַעzā·ra‘ — Seed; offspring; descendant; progenyH2233 — Full Word Study →, soוְהִנֵּ֥הwə·hin·nêh — Look! Behold! Pay attention!H2009 — Full Word Study → a servantבֶן־ḇen- — Son; descendant; member of a groupH1121 — Full Word Study → in my householdבֵּיתִ֖יbê·ṯî — A house; dwelling place; household; familyH1004 — Full Word Study → will be my heirיוֹרֵ֥שׁyō·w·rêš — to possess, inherit, dispossessH3423 — Full Word Study →.” ⁴Thenוְהִנֵּ֨הwə·hin·nêh — Look! Behold! Pay attention!H2009 — Full Word Study → the wordדְבַר־ḏə·ḇar- — word, matter, thing, affairH1697 — Full Word Study → of the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → came to Abram, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רlê·mōr — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, “Thisזֶ֑הzeh — this, that; the one, the otherH2088 — Full Word Study → one will notלֹ֥אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → be your heirיִֽירָשְׁךָ֖yî·rā·šə·ḵā — to possess, inherit, dispossessH3423 — Full Word Study →, butכִּי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → oneה֖וּאhū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → comes fromיֵצֵ֣אyê·ṣê — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → your own bodyמִמֵּעֶ֔יךָmim·mê·‘e·ḵā — belly, womb, inner selfH4578 — Full Word Study → will be your heirיִֽירָשֶֽׁךָ׃yî·rā·še·ḵā — to possess, inherit, dispossessH3423 — Full Word Study →.” ⁵And the LORD took himאֹת֜וֹ’ō·ṯōw — direct object marker; signs accusative caseH853 — Full Word Study → outsideהַח֗וּצָהha·ḥū·ṣāh — Outside, exterior, or open space beyond a boundaryH2351 — Full Word Study → and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙way·yō·mer — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, “Nowנָ֣אnā — Please, I beseech, I prayH4994 — Full Word Study → lookהַבֶּט־hab·beṭ- — To look upon, regard, or behold with attentionH5027 — Full Word Study → to the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהhaš·šā·may·māh — The heavens; sky; dwelling place of GodH8064 — Full Word Study → and countוּסְפֹר֙ū·sə·p̄ōr — To count, record, or declareH5608 — Full Word Study → the starsהַכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔יםhak·kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm — Star; heavenly bodyH3556 — Full Word Study →, if youאִם־’im- — If, whether; conditional conjunction with wide applicabilityH518 — Full Word Study → are ableתּוּכַ֖לtū·ḵal — to be able, have power, endureH3201 — Full Word Study →.” Then He toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·mer — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study → him, “So shall your offspringזַרְעֶֽךָ׃zar·‘e·ḵā — Seed; offspring; descendant; progenyH2233 — Full Word Study → beיִהְיֶ֖הyih·yeh — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study →.” ⁶Abram believedוְהֶאֱמִ֖ןwə·he·’ĕ·min — to trust, believe, be faithfulH539 — Full Word Study → the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֑הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, and it was creditedוַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָway·yaḥ·šə·ḇe·hā — to think, devise, plan, or reckonH2803 — Full Word Study → to him as righteousnessצְדָקָֽה׃ṣə·ḏā·qāh — Righteousness, justice, right conductH6666 — Full Word Study →. ⁷The LORD also told himאֵלָ֑יו’ê·lāw — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study →, “Iאֲנִ֣י’ă·nî — I, me, myself (first person singular pronoun)H589 — Full Word Study → am the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study →, whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → brought youהוֹצֵאתִ֙יךָ֙hō·w·ṣê·ṯî·ḵā — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → out of Urמֵא֣וּרmê·’ūr — Ur, ancient Mesopotamian city; also a personal nameH218 — Full Word Study → of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkaś·dîm — ChaldeaH3778 — Full Word Study → to giveלָ֧תֶתlā·ṯeṯ — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → you thisהַזֹּ֖אתhaz·zōṯ — This, that; demonstrative pronounH2063 — Full Word Study → landהָאָ֥רֶץhā·’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃lə·riš·tāh — to possess, inherit, dispossessH3423 — Full Word Study →.” ⁸But Abram replied, “Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י’ă·ḏō·nāy — Master, LordH136 — Full Word Study → GODיֱהוִ֔הYah·weh — The LORD, the covenant God of IsraelH3069 — Full Word Study →, howבַּמָּ֥הbam·māh — What? Why? How? (interrogative particle)H4100 — Full Word Study → can I knowאֵדַ֖ע’ê·ḏa‘ — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → thatכִּ֥יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → I will possess itאִֽירָשֶֽׁנָּה׃’î·rā·šen·nāh — to possess, inherit, dispossessH3423 — Full Word Study →?” ⁹And the LORD said to himאֵלָ֗יו’ê·lāw — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study →, “Bringקְחָ֥הqə·ḥāh — to take, seize, or receiveH3947 — Full Word Study → Me a heiferעֶגְלָ֣ה‘eḡ·lāh — Young female calf or heiferH5697 — Full Word Study →, a goatוְעֵ֥זwə·‘êz — Female goat; young goatH5795 — Full Word Study →, and a ramוְאַ֣יִלwə·’a·yil — strength, mighty one, ram, pillarH352 — Full Word Study →, each three years old, along with a turtledoveוְתֹ֖רwə·ṯōr — Turtledove; a small migratory doveH8449 — Full Word Study → and a young pigeonוְגוֹזָֽל׃wə·ḡō·w·zāl — young bird, nestling, or squabH1469 — Full Word Study →.” ¹⁰So Abram brought allכָּל־kāl- — All, every, whole, totalityH3605 — Full Word Study → theseאֵ֗לֶּה’êl·leh — These; those; the onesH428 — Full Word Study → to Him, splitוַיְבַתֵּ֤רway·ḇat·têr — to cut, divide, or portion outH1334 — Full Word Study → each of themאֹתָם֙’ō·ṯām — direct object marker; signs accusative caseH853 — Full Word Study → down the middleבַּתָּ֔וֶךְbat·tā·weḵ — midst, among, between, throughH8432 — Full Word Study →, and laidוַיִּתֵּ֥ןway·yit·tên — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → the halvesבִּתְר֖וֹbiṯ·rōw — A piece or part; a portion or fragmentH1335 — Full Word Study → oppositeלִקְרַ֣אתliq·raṯ — to meet, encounter, or come upon (often by chance or unexpectedly)H7122 — Full Word Study → eachאִישׁ־’îš- — man, male person, husbandH376 — Full Word Study → otherרֵעֵ֑הוּrê·‘ê·hū — neighbor, friend, companion, associateH7453 — Full Word Study →. The birdsהַצִפֹּ֖רha·ṣip·pōr — Bird or fowlH6833 — Full Word Study →, howeverוְאֶת־wə·’eṯ- — direct object marker; signs accusative caseH853 — Full Word Study →, he did notלֹ֥אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → cut in halfבָתָֽר׃ḇā·ṯār — to cut, divide, or portion outH1334 — Full Word Study →. ¹¹And the birds of preyהָעַ֖יִטhā·‘a·yiṭ — Bird of prey; ravenous birdH5861 — Full Word Study → descendedוַיֵּ֥רֶדway·yê·reḏ — To descend, go down, come downH3381 — Full Word Study → onעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → the carcassesהַפְּגָרִ֑יםhap·pə·ḡā·rîm — A lifeless body; corpse or carcassH6297 — Full Word Study →, but Abramאַבְרָֽם׃’aḇ·rām — Exalted FatherH87 — Full Word Study → drove them awayוַיַּשֵּׁ֥בway·yaš·šêḇ — to blow; to cause wind or breath to moveH5380 — Full Word Study →. ¹²As the sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙haš·še·meš — The sun; sunlight; dayH8121 — Full Word Study → wasוַיְהִ֤יway·hî — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → settingלָב֔וֹאlā·ḇō·w — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study →, Abramאַבְרָ֑ם’aḇ·rām — Exalted FatherH87 — Full Word Study → fellנָפְלָ֣הnā·p̄ə·lāh — to fall; collapse; perishH5307 — Full Word Study → intoעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → a deep sleepוְתַרְדֵּמָ֖הwə·ṯar·dê·māh — Deep sleep; divine stupor or tranceH8639 — Full Word Study →, and suddenlyוְהִנֵּ֥הwə·hin·nêh — Look! Behold! Pay attention!H2009 — Full Word Study → greatגְדֹלָ֖הḡə·ḏō·lāh — Great, mighty, large in size or significanceH1419 — Full Word Study → terrorאֵימָ֛ה’ê·māh — Terror, dread, fearful aweH367 — Full Word Study → and darknessחֲשֵׁכָ֥הḥă·šê·ḵāh — Darkness; obscurity; gloomH2825 — Full Word Study → overwhelmedנֹפֶ֥לֶתnō·p̄e·leṯ — to fall; collapse; perishH5307 — Full Word Study → himעָלָֽיו׃‘ā·lāw — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study →. ¹³Then the LORD said to Abramלְאַבְרָ֗םlə·’aḇ·rām — Exalted FatherH87 — Full Word Study →, “Know for certainיָדֹ֨עַyā·ḏō·a‘ — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → thatכִּי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → your descendantsזַרְעֲךָ֗zar·‘ă·ḵā — Seed; offspring; descendant; progenyH2233 — Full Word Study → will beיִהְיֶ֣הyih·yeh — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → strangersגֵ֣ר׀ḡêr — Resident alien; temporary inhabitant without full citizenship rightsH1616 — Full Word Study → in a landבְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙bə·’e·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study → that is notלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → their own, and they will be enslavedוַעֲבָד֖וּםwa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏūm — to serve, labor, workH5647 — Full Word Study → and mistreatedוְעִנּ֣וּwə·‘in·nū — To afflict, humble, or oppress; to treat harshlyH6031 — Full Word Study → fourאַרְבַּ֥ע’ar·ba‘ — The number four; a group of fourH702 — Full Word Study → hundredמֵא֖וֹתmê·’ō·wṯ — hundred; a large complete numberH3967 — Full Word Study → yearsשָׁנָֽה׃šā·nāh — Year; period of time or ageH8141 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁴Butוְגַ֧םwə·ḡam — also, even, moreover, both...andH1571 — Full Word Study → Iאָנֹ֑כִי’ā·nō·ḵî — I, myself (first-person singular pronoun)H595 — Full Word Study → will judgeדָּ֣ןdān — to judge, govern, or execute judgmentH1777 — Full Word Study → the nationהַגּ֛וֹיhag·gō·w — Nation; a people or ethnic groupH1471 — Full Word Study → they serve as slavesיַעֲבֹ֖דוּya·‘ă·ḇō·ḏū — to serve, labor, workH5647 — Full Word Study →, and afterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־wə·’a·ḥă·rê- — after, behind, followingH310 — Full Word Study → they will departיֵצְא֖וּyê·ṣə·’ū — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → with manyגָּדֽוֹל׃gā·ḏō·wl — Great, mighty, large in size or significanceH1419 — Full Word Study → possessionsבִּרְכֻ֥שׁbir·ḵuš — property, possessions, wealth, substanceH7399 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁵You, howeverוְאַתָּ֛הwə·’at·tāh — You; second-person pronoun (singular or plural)H859 — Full Word Study →, will goתָּב֥וֹאtā·ḇō·w — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → toאֶל־’el- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā — H1 — Full Word Study → in peaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbə·šā·lō·wm — Peace, wholeness, well-being, prosperityH7965 — Full Word Study → and be buriedתִּקָּבֵ֖רtiq·qā·ḇêr — to bury, to entomb the deadH6912 — Full Word Study → at a ripe old ageבְּשֵׂיבָ֥הbə·śê·ḇāh — Gray hair; old age; hoariness of headH7872 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁶In the fourthרְבִיעִ֖יrə·ḇî·‘î — Fourth, foursquare, fourth partH7243 — Full Word Study → generationוְד֥וֹרwə·ḏō·wr — generation; age; lifetime; posterityH1755 — Full Word Study → your descendants will return hereהֵ֑נָּהhên·nāh — here, now, thus, in this placeH2008 — Full Word Study →, forכִּ֧יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → the iniquityעֲוֺ֥ן‘ă·wōn — Iniquity, guilt, or moral wrongdoingH5771 — Full Word Study → of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יhā·’ĕ·mō·rî — Canaanite peoplesH567 — Full Word Study → is not yetעַד־‘aḏ- — until, till, up to (temporal or spatial limit)H5704 — Full Word Study → completeשָׁלֵ֛םšā·lêm — Complete, whole, perfect, at peaceH8003 — Full Word Study →.” ¹⁷When the sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙haš·še·meš — The sun; sunlight; dayH8121 — Full Word Study → had setבָּ֔אָהbā·’āh — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → and darknessוַעֲלָטָ֖הwa·‘ă·lā·ṭāh — Darkness, twilight, gloomH5939 — Full Word Study → had fallenוַיְהִ֤יway·hî — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study →, beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הwə·hin·nêh — Look! Behold! Pay attention!H2009 — Full Word Study →, a smokingעָשָׁן֙‘ā·šān — Smoke; vapor rising from fireH6227 — Full Word Study → firepotתַנּ֤וּרṯan·nūr — Oven; furnace for baking or heatingH8574 — Full Word Study → and a flamingאֵ֔שׁ’êš — Fire; flame; burningH784 — Full Word Study → torchוְלַפִּ֣ידwə·lap·pîḏ — A torch or burning lamp; a flame-bearing objectH3940 — Full Word Study → appeared and passedעָבַ֔ר‘ā·ḇar — to cross over; to pass through or beyondH5674 — Full Word Study → betweenבֵּ֖יןbên — between, among, in the midst ofH996 — Full Word Study → the halvesהַגְּזָרִ֥יםhag·gə·zā·rîm — a piece, portion, or part of somethingH1506 — Full Word Study → of the carcasses. ¹⁸On thatהַה֗וּאha·hū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbay·yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah·weh — The LORD; God's covenant nameH3068 — Full Word Study → madeכָּרַ֧תkā·raṯ — To cut; to make a covenantH3772 — Full Word Study → a covenantבְּרִ֣יתbə·rîṯ — A binding agreement or covenant between partiesH1285 — Full Word Study → withאֶת־’eṯ- — with, together with, againstH854 — Full Word Study → Abramאַבְרָ֖ם’aḇ·rām — Exalted FatherH87 — Full Word Study →, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רlê·mōr — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →, “To your descendantsלְזַרְעֲךָ֗lə·zar·‘ă·ḵā — Seed; offspring; descendant; progenyH2233 — Full Word Study → I have givenנָתַ֙תִּי֙nā·ṯat·tî — to give, grant, or bestowH5414 — Full Word Study → thisהַזֹּ֔אתhaz·zōṯ — This, that; demonstrative pronounH2063 — Full Word Study → landהָאָ֣רֶץhā·’ā·reṣ — Land, earth, or countryH776 — Full Word Study →—from the riverמִנְּהַ֣רmin·nə·har — River, StreamH5104 — Full Word Study → of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmiṣ·ra·yim — Egypt, the ancient nationH4714 — Full Word Study → toעַד־‘aḏ- — until, till, up to (temporal or spatial limit)H5704 — Full Word Study → the greatהַגָּדֹ֖לhag·gā·ḏōl — Great, mighty, large in size or significanceH1419 — Full Word Study → Riverהַנָּהָ֥רhan·nā·hār — River, StreamH5104 — Full Word Study → Euphratesפְּרָֽת׃pə·rāṯ — The Euphrates RiverH6578 — Full Word Study →— ¹⁹the land of the Kenitesהַקֵּינִי֙haq·qê·nî — Member of Kenite tribeH7017 — Full Word Study →, Kenizzitesהַקְּנִזִּ֔יhaq·qə·niz·zî — Member of Kenizzite clanH7074 — Full Word Study →, Kadmonitesהַקַּדְמֹנִֽי׃haq·qaḏ·mō·nî — Eastern peoplesH6935 — Full Word Study →, ²⁰Hittitesהַחִתִּ֥יha·ḥit·tî — Hittite personH2850 — Full Word Study →, Perizzitesהַפְּרִזִּ֖יhap·pə·riz·zî — Inhabitants of the open landH6522 — Full Word Study →, Rephaitesהָרְפָאִֽים׃hā·rə·p̄ā·’îm — Giant; member of the Rephaim raceH7497 — Full Word Study →, ²¹Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙hā·’ĕ·mō·rî — Canaanite peoplesH567 — Full Word Study →, Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יhak·kə·na·‘ă·nî — Canaanite; merchant or traderH3669 — Full Word Study →, Girgashitesהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֖יhag·gir·gā·šî — Girgashite peopleH1622 — Full Word Study →, and Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִֽי׃סhay·ḇū·sî — Inhabitant of JebusH2983 — Full Word Study →.”