Berean Standard Bible

Genesis 15

(Romans 4:1–12; Hebrews 11:8–19)

1Afterאַחַ֣ר׀'a.CharH310theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428eventsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Abramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87in a visionבַּֽמַּחֲזֶ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑רba.ma.cha.Zeh le.MorH4236 H559: “Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372,Abramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87.Iאָנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595am yourshieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043,your veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235rewardשְׂכָרְךָ֖se.kha.re.KhaH7939.”

2But Abramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “O Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODיֱהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069,whatמַה־mah-H4100can You giveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me,since Iוְאָנֹכִ֖יve.'a.no.KhiH595remainהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980childlessעֲרִירִ֑י'a.ri.RiH6185,and the heirוּבֶן־ מֶ֣שֶׁקu.ven- Me.shekH1121 H4943of my houseבֵּיתִ֔י ה֖וּאbei.Ti hu'H1004 H1931is Eliezerאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃'e.li.'E.zerH461of Damascusדַּמֶּ֥שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834?”

3Abramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87continuedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,You have givenנָתַ֖תָּהna.Ta.tahH5414menoלֹ֥אlo'H3808offspringזָ֑רַעZa.ra'H2233,soוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009a servantבֶן־ven-H1121in my householdבֵּיתִ֖יbei.TiH1004will be my heirיוֹרֵ֥שׁyo.ReshH3423אֹתִֽי׃'o.TiH853.”

4Thenוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068came toאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413Abram,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Thisזֶ֑הZehH2088one will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be your heirיִֽירָשְׁךָ֖yi.ra.she.KhaH3423,butכִּי־ אִם֙ki- 'imH3588 H518oneה֖וּאhu'H1931whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834comes fromיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318your own bodyמִמֵּעֶ֔יךָmi.me.'Ei.khaH4578will be your heirיִֽירָשֶֽׁךָ׃Yi.ra.She.khaH3423.”

5And the LORD tookוַיּוֹצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'H3318himאֹת֜וֹ'o.ToH853outsideהַח֗וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Nowנָ֣אna'H4994lookהַבֶּט־ha.bet-H5027to the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064and countוּסְפֹר֙u.se.ForH5608the starsהַכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔יםha.Ko.kha.VimH3556,if youאִם־'im-H518are ableתּוּכַ֖ל לִסְפֹּ֣רtu.Khal lis.PorH3201 H5608אֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853.”Then He toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him, “So shallכֹּ֥הkohH3541your offspringזַרְעֶֽךָ׃zar.'E.khaH2233beיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961.”

6Abram believedוְהֶאֱמִ֖ןve.he.'e.MinH539the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068,and it was creditedוַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָvai.yach.she.Ve.haH2803to himas righteousnessצְדָקָֽה׃tze.da.KahH6666.

7The LORDalso toldוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559himאֵלָ֑יו'e.LavH413, “Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834brought youהוֹצֵאתִ֙יךָ֙ho.tze.Ti.khaH3318out of Urמֵא֣וּרme.'UrH218of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778to giveלָ֧תֶתLa.tetH5414youאֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776to possessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423.”

God Confirms His Promise

(Numbers 34:1–15; Romans 4:13–25)

8But Abram repliedוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיֱהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,howבַּמָּ֥הba.MahH4100can I knowאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045thatכִּ֥יkiH3588I will possess itאִֽירָשֶֽׁנָּה׃'I.ra.She.nahH3423?”

9And the LORD saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413, “Bringקְחָ֥הke.ChahH3947Meמְשֻׁלֶּ֔שֶׁתme.shu.Le.shetH8027a heiferעֶגְלָ֣ה'eg.LahH5697מְשֻׁלֶּ֖שֶׁתme.shu.Le.shetH8027,a goatוְעֵ֥זve.'EzH5795,and a ramוְאַ֣יִלve.'A.yilH352, eachthree years oldמְשֻׁלָּ֑שׁme.shu.LashH8027,along with a turtledoveוְתֹ֖רve.TorH8449and a young pigeonוְגוֹזָֽל׃ve.go.ZalH1469.”

10So Abram broughtוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428to Himאֶת־'et-H853,splitוַיְבַתֵּ֤רvay.va.TerH1334each of themאֹתָם֙'o.TamH853down the middleבַּתָּ֔וֶךְba.Ta.vekhH8432,and laidוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414the halvesבִּתְר֖וֹbit.RoH1335oppositeלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376otherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453.The birdsהַצִפֹּ֖רha.tzi.PorH6833,howeverוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,he did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808cut in halfבָתָֽר׃va.TarH1334.

11And the birds of preyהָעַ֖יִטha.'A.yitH5861descendedוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381onעַל־'al-H5921the carcassesהַפְּגָרִ֑יםha.pe.ga.RimH6297,but Abramאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87drove them awayוַיַּשֵּׁ֥בvai.ya.ShevH5380אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853.

12As the sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121wasוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961settingלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935,Abramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87fellנָפְלָ֣הna.fe.LahH5307intoעַל־'al-H5921a deep sleepוְתַרְדֵּמָ֖הve.tar.de.MahH8639,and suddenlyוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009greatגְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419terrorאֵימָ֛ה'ei.MahH367and darknessחֲשֵׁכָ֥הcha.she.KhahH2825overwhelmedנֹפֶ֥לֶתno.Fe.letH5307himעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921.

13Then the LORD saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abramלְאַבְרָ֗םle.'av.RamH87, “Know for certainH3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588your descendantsזַרְעֲךָ֗zar.'a.KhaH2233will beיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961strangersגֵ֣ר׀gerH1616in a landבְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙be.'E.retzH776that is notלֹ֣אlo'H3808their own,and they will be enslavedוַעֲבָד֖וּםva.'a.va.DumH5647and mistreatedוְעִנּ֣וּve.'i.NuH6031אֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

14Butוְגַ֧םve.GamH1571אֶת־'et-H853Iאָנֹ֑כִי'a.No.khiH595will judgeדָּ֣ןdanH1777the nationהַגּ֛וֹיha.GoyH1471אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they serve as slavesיַעֲבֹ֖דוּya.'a.Vo.duH5647,and afterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֥ןve.'a.cha.rei- khenH310 H3651they will departיֵצְא֖וּye.tze.'UH3318with manyגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419possessionsבִּרְכֻ֥שׁbir.KhushH7399.

15You, howeverוְאַתָּ֛הve.'a.TahH859,will goתָּב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1in peaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965and be buriedתִּקָּבֵ֖רti.ka.VerH6912at a ripe old ageבְּשֵׂיבָ֥ה טוֹבָֽה׃be.sei.Vah to.VahH7872 H2896.

16In the fourthרְבִיעִ֖יre.vi.'IH7243generationוְד֥וֹרve.DorH1755your descendantswill returnיָשׁ֣וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725hereהֵ֑נָּהHe.nahH2008,forכִּ֧יkiH3588the iniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808yetעַד־ הֵֽנָּה׃'ad- He.nahH5704 H2008completeשָׁלֵ֛םsha.LemH8003.”

17When the sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121had setבָּ֔אָהBa.'ahH935and darknessוַעֲלָטָ֖הva.'a.la.TahH5939had fallenH1961,beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,a smokingעָשָׁן֙'a.ShanH6227firepotתַנּ֤וּרta.NurH8574and a flamingאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834torchוְלַפִּ֣ידve.la.PidH3940appeared and passedעָבַ֔ר'a.VarH5674betweenבֵּ֖יןbeinH996the halvesהַגְּזָרִ֥יםha.ge.za.RimH1506of the carcassesהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428.

18On thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068madeכָּרַ֧תka.RatH3772a covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285withאֶת־'et-H854Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “To your descendantsלְזַרְעֲךָ֗le.zar.'a.KhaH2233I have givenנָתַ֙תִּי֙na.Ta.tiH5414אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776—from the riverמִנְּהַ֣רmi.ne.HarH5104of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714toעַד־'ad-H5704the greatהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419Riverהַנָּהָ֥רha.na.HarH5104Euphratesנְהַר־ פְּרָֽת׃ne.har- pe.RatH6578 H5104—

19אֶת־'et-H853the land of the Kenitesהַקֵּינִי֙ha.kei.NiH7017וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Kenizzitesהַקְּנִזִּ֔יha.ke.ni.ZiH7074וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853,Kadmonitesהַקַּדְמֹנִֽי׃ha.kad.mo.NiH6935,

20וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Hittitesהַחִתִּ֥יha.chi.TiH2850וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Perizzitesהַפְּרִזִּ֖יha.pe.ri.ZiH6522וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Rephaitesהָרְפָאִֽים׃ha.re.fa.'ImH7497,

21וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Amoritesהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ha.'e.mo.RiH567וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Girgashitesהַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֖יha.gir.ga.ShiH1622וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and Jebusitesהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ סhay.vu.SiH2983.”

(Romans 4:1–12; Hebrews 11:8–19)

God Confirms His Promise

(Numbers 34:1–15; Romans 4:13–25)

Commentaries on Genesis 15