1Afterthesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntoAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87inavisionבַּֽמַּחֲזֶ֖הba.ma.cha.ZehH4236,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Fearתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372not,Abramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87:Iamthyshieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043,andthyexceedinggreatrewardשְׂכָרְךָ֖se.kha.re.KhaH7939. 2AndAbramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87saidH559,OLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,whatwilt thougiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me, seeingIgoH1980childlessעֲרִירִ֑י'a.ri.RiH6185,andhethatshallbepossessorofmyhouseH1004isEliezerאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃'e.li.'E.zerH461ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֥שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834? 3AndAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87saidH559,Behold,tomethou hastgivenH5414noseedH2233:and,lo,oneborninmyhouseH1004ismineheir. 4And,behold,thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318untohim,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thismanshallnotbethineheir;buthethatshallcomeH3318forthH3318outofthineownbowelsH4578shallbethineheir. 5AndhebroughtH3318himforthH3318abroad,andsaidH559,Lookהַבֶּט־ha.bet-H5027nowtowardheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064,andnumberthestarsהַכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔יםha.Ko.kha.VimH3556,ifthoubeיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961ableתּוּכַ֖לtu.KhalH3201tonumberthem:andhesaidH559untohim,SoshallthyseedH2233beH1961. 6AndhebelievedH539inJehovah;andhereckonedH2803ittohimforrighteousnessצְדָקָֽה׃tze.da.KahH6666. 7AndhesaidH559untohim,IamJehovahthatbroughtH3318theeoutofUroftheChaldees,togiveלָ֧תֶתLa.tetH5414theethislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776toinheritH3423it. 8AndhesaidH559,OLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah, wherebyshallIknowאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045thatIshallinheritH3423it? 9AndhesaidH559untohim,TakeH3947meaheiferעֶגְלָ֣ה'eg.LahH5697threeמְשֻׁלֶּ֔שֶׁתme.shu.Le.shetH8027yearsoldמְשֻׁלֶּ֖שֶׁתme.shu.Le.shetH8027,andashe-goatthreeמְשֻׁלָּ֑שׁme.shu.LashH8027yearsoldH8027,andaramוְאַ֣יִלve.'A.yilH352threeH8027yearsoldH8027,andaturtle-dove,andayoungוְגוֹזָֽל׃ve.go.ZalH1469pigeon. 10AndhetookH3947himallthese,anddividedtheminthemidstH8432,andlaideachhalfoveragainsttheother:butthebirdsהַצִפֹּ֖רha.tzi.PorH6833dividedhenot. 11Andthebirdsהָעַ֖יִטha.'A.yitH5861ofpreyH5861cameH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381uponthecarcasses,andAbramאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87drovethemaway. 13AndhesaidH559untoAbramלְאַבְרָ֗םle.'av.RamH87,KnowH3045ofasuretythatthyseedH2233shallbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961sojournersגֵ֣ר׀gerH1616inalandבְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙be.'E.retzH776thatisnottheirs,andshallserveוַעֲבָד֖וּםva.'a.va.DumH5647them;andtheyshallafflictוְעִנּ֣וּve.'i.NuH6031themfourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141; 14andalsoוְגַ֧םve.GamH1571thatnationהַגּ֛וֹיha.GoyH1471,whomtheyshallserveיַעֲבֹ֖דוּya.'a.Vo.duH5647,willIjudgeH1777:andafterwardshalltheycomeיֵצְא֖וּye.tze.'UH3318outwithgreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419substance. 15Butthou shaltgoתָּב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935tothyfathersH1inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965; thou shaltbeburiedH6912inagoodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896oldבְּשֵׂיבָ֥הbe.sei.VahH7872ageH7872. 16Andinthefourthרְבִיעִ֖יre.vi.'IH7243generationוְד֥וֹרve.DorH1755theyshallcomehitheragain:fortheiniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771oftheAmoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567isnotyetfullH8003. 17AnditcameH935topassH5674,that,whenthesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121wentH935down,anditwasH1961dark,behold,asmokingfurnaceH8574,andaflamingtorchוְלַפִּ֣ידve.la.PidH3940thatpassedH5674betweenthesepieces. 18Inthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117JehovahmadeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285withAbramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Unto thyseedH2233haveIgivenנָתַ֙תִּי֙na.Ta.tiH5414thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,fromtheriverמִנְּהַ֣רmi.ne.HarH5104ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714untothegreatהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419riverהַנָּהָ֥רha.na.HarH5104,theriverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָֽת׃pe.RatH6578: 19theKeniteהַקֵּינִי֙ha.kei.NiH7017,andtheKenizziteהַקְּנִזִּ֔יha.ke.ni.ZiH7074,andtheKadmonite, 20andtheHittiteהַחִתִּ֥יha.chi.TiH2850,andthePerizziteהַפְּרִזִּ֖יha.pe.ri.ZiH6522,andtheRephaimH7497, 21andtheAmoriteהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567,andtheCanaaniteהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,andtheGirgashiteהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֖יha.gir.ga.ShiH1622,andtheJebusiteהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ סhay.vu.SiH2983. Commentaries on Genesis 15
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