Hebrew & Greek Bible
Genesis 15:12-18
12וַיְהִ֤יvay.Hiand it wasH9001H1961הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshthe sunH9009H8121לָב֔וֹאla.Vo'[about] to goH9005H935וְתַרְדֵּמָ֖הve.tar.de.Mahand a deep sleepH9002H8639נָפְלָ֣הna.fe.Lahit fellH5307עַל־'al-onH5921אַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamAbramH87וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Nehand there!H9002H2009אֵימָ֛ה'ei.MahdreadH367חֲשֵׁכָ֥הcha.she.KhahdarknessH2825גְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahgreatH1419נֹפֶ֥לֶתno.Fe.let[was] fallingH5307עָלָֽיו׃'a.Lavon himH5921H9033
13וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH9001H559לְאַבְרָ֗םle.'av.Ramto AbramH9005H87יָדֹ֨עַya.Do.a'certainly <to know>H3045תֵּדַ֜עte.Da'you will knowH3045כִּי־ki-thatH3588גֵ֣ר׀gera sojournerH1616יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yehit will beH1961זַרְעֲךָ֗zar.'a.Khaoffspring yourH2233H9021בְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙be.'E.retzin a landH9003H776לֹ֣אlo'[which] notH3808לָהֶ֔םla.Hem[belongs] to <the> themH9005H9038וַעֲבָד֖וּםva.'a.va.Dumand they will serve themH9001H5647H9038וְעִנּ֣וּve.'i.Nuand they will afflictH9001H6031אֹתָ֑ם'o.Tam<obj.> themH853H9038אַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'fourH702מֵא֖וֹתme.'othundred<s>H3967שָׁנָֽה׃sha.Nahyear[s]H8141
14וְגַ֧םve.Gamand alsoH9002H1571אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַגּ֛וֹיha.Goythe nationH9009H1471אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834יַעֲבֹ֖דוּya.'a.Vo.duthey will serveH5647דָּ֣ןdan[will be] judgingH1777אָנֹ֑כִי'a.No.khiIH595וְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-and afterH9002H310כֵ֥ןkhenthusH3651יֵצְא֖וּye.tze.'Uthey will come outH3318בִּרְכֻ֥שׁbir.Khushwith possession[s]H9003H7399גָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolgreatH1419
16וְד֥וֹרve.Dorand [the] generationH9002H1755רְבִיעִ֖יre.vi.'IfourthH7243יָשׁ֣וּבוּya.Shu.vuthey will returnH7725הֵ֑נָּהHe.nahhitherH2008כִּ֧יkiforH3588לֹא־lo'-notH3808שָׁלֵ֛םsha.Lem[is] completeH8003עֲוֹ֥ן'a.Von[the] iniquity ofH5771הָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.Rithe Amorite[s]H9009H567עַד־'ad-untilH5704הֵֽנָּה׃He.nahnowH2008
17וַיְהִ֤יvay.Hiand it wasH9001H1961הַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshthe sunH9009H8121בָּ֔אָהBa.'ahit had goneH935וַעֲלָטָ֖הva.'a.la.Tahand darknessH9002H5939הָיָ֑הha.Yahit wasH1961וְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.Nehand there!H9002H2009תַנּ֤וּרta.Nura fire pot ofH8574עָשָׁן֙'a.ShansmokeH6227וְלַפִּ֣ידve.la.Pidand a torch ofH9002H3940אֵ֔שׁ'EshfireH784אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherwhichH834עָבַ֔ר'a.Varit passedH5674בֵּ֖יןbeinbetweenH996הַגְּזָרִ֥יםha.ge.za.Rimthe piecesH9009H1506הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.leh<the> theseH9009H428
18בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomon the dayH9003H3117הַה֗וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH9009H1931כָּרַ֧תka.Rathe madeH3772יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068אֶת־'et-withH854אַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamAbramH87בְּרִ֣יתbe.Rita covenantH1285לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH9005H559לְזַרְעֲךָ֗le.zar.'a.Khato offspring yourH9005H2233H9021נָתַ֙תִּי֙na.Ta.tiI giveH5414אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH9009H776הַזֹּ֔אתha.Zot<the> thisH9009H2063מִנְּהַ֣רmi.ne.Harfrom [the] river ofH9006H5104מִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714עַד־'ad-toH5704הַנָּהָ֥רha.na.Harthe riverH9009H5104הַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.Dol<the> greatH9009H1419נְהַר־ne.har-[the] river ofH5104פְּרָֽת׃pe.RatEuphratesH6578
Commentaries on Genesis 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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