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Genesis 15

1Afterthesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametoAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87inavisionבַּֽמַּחֲזֶ֖הba.ma.cha.ZehH4236,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Fearתִּירָ֣אti.Ra'H3372not,Abramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87;Iamthyshieldמָגֵ֣ןma.GenH4043, thyexceedinggreatrewardשְׂכָרְךָ֖se.kha.re.KhaH7939.

2AndAbramאַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamH87saidH559,Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,whatwilt thougiveתִּתֶּן־ti.ten-H5414me? seeingIgoH1980childlessעֲרִירִ֑י'a.ri.RiH6185,andthestewardofmyhouseH1004isthisEliezerאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃'e.li.'E.zerH461ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֥שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834.

3AndAbramאַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamH87saidH559,Lo,tomethou hastgivenH5414noseedH2233,andbehold,asonבֶן־ven-H1121ofmyhouseH1004willbemineheir.

4Andbehold,thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah[cameיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318]tohim,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thisshallnotbethineheir,buthethatwillcomeH3318forthH3318outofthybodyshallbethineheir.

5Andheledhimout,andsaidH559,Lookהַבֶּט־ha.bet-H5027nowtowardtheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064,andnumberthestarsהַכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔יםha.Ko.kha.VimH3556,ifthoubeיִהְיֶ֖הyih.YehH1961ableתּוּכַ֖לtu.KhalH3201tonumberthem.AndhesaidH559tohim,SoshallthyseedH2233beH1961!

6AndhebelievedH539Jehovah;andhereckonedH2803ittohim[as]righteousnessצְדָקָֽה׃tze.da.KahH6666.

7AndhesaidH559tohim,IamJehovahwhobroughtH3318theeoutofUroftheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778,togiveלָ֧תֶתLa.tetH5414theethislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776topossessH3423it.

8AndhesaidH559,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,howבַּמָּ֥הba.MahH4100shallIknowאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045thatIshallpossessH3423it?

9AndhesaidH559tohim,TakeH3947meaheiferעֶגְלָ֣ה'eg.LahH5697ofthreeמְשֻׁלֶּ֔שֶׁתme.shu.Le.shetH8027yearsoldמְשֻׁלֶּ֖שֶׁתme.shu.Le.shetH8027,andashe-goatofthreeמְשֻׁלָּ֑שׁme.shu.LashH8027yearsoldH8027,andaramוְאַ֣יִלve.'A.yilH352ofthreeH8027yearsoldH8027,andaturtle-dove,andayoungוְגוֹזָֽל׃ve.go.ZalH1469pigeon.

10AndhetookH3947allthese,anddividedtheminthemidstH8432,andlaidthehalfofeachoppositeitsfellow;butthebirdsהַצִפֹּ֖רha.tzi.PorH6833hedidnotdivide.

11Andthebirdsהָעַ֖יִטha.'A.yitH5861ofpreyH5861cameH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381onthecarcases;andAbramאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87scaredthemaway.

12Andasthesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121wasH1961justgoingלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935downH5307,adeepוְתַרְדֵּמָ֖הve.tar.de.MahH8639sleepH8639fellH5307uponAbramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87;andbehold,ahorror,agreatגְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419darknessחֲשֵׁכָ֥הcha.she.KhahH2825,fellH5307uponhim.

13AndhesaidH559toAbramלְאַבְרָ֗םle.'av.RamH87,KnowH3045assuredlythatthyseedH2233willbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961asojournerגֵ֣ר׀gerH1616inalandבְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙be.'E.retzH776[thatis]nottheirs,andtheyshallserveוַעֲבָד֖וּםva.'a.va.DumH5647them;andtheyshallafflictוְעִנּ֣וּve.'i.NuH6031themfourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

14Butalsoוְגַ֧םve.GamH1571thatnationהַגּ֛וֹיha.GoyH1471whichtheyshallserveיַעֲבֹ֖דוּya.'a.Vo.duH5647IwilljudgeH1777;andafterwardstheyshallcomeיֵצְא֖וּye.tze.'UH3318outwithgreatגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419propertyH7399.

15Andthou shaltgoתָּב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935tothyfathersH1inpeaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965; thou shaltbeburiedH6912inagoodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896oldבְּשֵׂיבָ֥הbe.sei.VahH7872ageH7872.

16And[inthe]fourthרְבִיעִ֖יre.vi.'IH7243generationוְד֥וֹרve.DorH1755theyshallcomehitheragain;fortheiniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771oftheAmoritesH567isnotyetfullH8003.

17AnditcameH935topassH5674whenthesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121hadgoneH935down,anditwasH1961dark,thatbehold,therewasH1961asmokingfurnaceH8574,andaflameoffireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784whichpassedH5674betweenthosepieces.

18Onthesamedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117JehovahmadeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285withAbramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Unto thyseedH2233Igiveנָתַ֙תִּי֙na.Ta.tiH5414thislandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,fromtheriverמִנְּהַ֣רmi.ne.HarH5104ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714tothegreatהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419riverהַנָּהָ֥רha.na.HarH5104,theriverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָֽת׃pe.RatH6578;

19theKenites,andtheKenizzites,andtheKadmonites,

20andtheHittitesH2850,andthePerizzites,andtheRephaimH7497,

21andtheAmoritesH567,andtheCanaanitesH3669,andtheGirgashites,andtheJebusites.

Commentaries on Genesis 15

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