Genesis 15:8 - Forerunner Commentary

Genesis 15:8

6 And he ^abelieved in the Lord, and He ^baccounted it to him for righteousness.

7 Then He said to him, “I am the Lord, who ^abrought you out of ^bUr of the Chaldeans, ^cto give you this land to inherit it.”

8 And he said, “Lord God, ^ahow shall I know that I will inherit it?”

9 So He said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”

10 Then he brought all these to Him and ^acut them in two, down the middle, and placed each piece opposite the other; but he did not cut ^bthe birds in two.

11 And when the vultures came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.

12 Now when the sun was going down, ^aa deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him.

13 Then He said to Abram: “Know certainly ^athat your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and ^bthey will afflict them four hundred years.

14 And also the nation whom they serve ^aI will judge; afterward ^bthey shall come out with great possessions.

15 Now as for you, ^ayou shall go ^bto your fathers in peace; ^cyou shall be buried at a good old age.

16 But ^ain the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity ^bof the Amorites ^cis not yet complete.”

Verse Comparison: Genesis 15:8

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American Standard Version
And he said, O Lord Jehovah, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

Amplified® Bible
But he [Abram] said, Lord God, by what shall I know that I shall inherit it?

Contemporary English Version
Abram asked, "LORD God, how can I know the land will be mine?"

Darby English Version
And he said, Lord Jehovah, how shall I know that I shall possess it?

Good News Bible
But Abram asked, "Sovereign LORD, how can I know that it will be mine?"

King James Version
And he said, LORD God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

New American Standard Bible
He said, "O Lord GOD, how may I know that I will possess it?"

New International Version
But Abram said, "O Sovereign LORD, how can I know that I will gain possession of it?"

New King James Version
And he said, "Lord GOD, how shall I know that I will inherit it?"

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
He said, "O Lord GOD, how may I know that I will possess it?"

Revised Standard Version
But he said, "O Lord GOD, how am I to know that I shall possess it?"

Young's Literal Translation
and he saith, `Lord Jehovah, whereby do I know that I possess it?'

New English Translation
But¹ Abram² said, “O sovereign Lord,³ by what⁴ can I know that I am to possess it?”

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