Genesis 15:14

Genesis 15:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
• New International Version (NIV)But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But I will bring judgment on the nation that they serve, and afterward they shall come out with great possessions.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions.

Context of Genesis 15:14

12When the sun was going down, Abram started to sleep. Suddenly he became very afraid because it was dark all around him. 13Then the Lord said to Abram, ‘Be sure of this: Your descendants will live in a foreign country. They will be strangers there. People will do bad things to them and they will become slaves. This will continue for 400 years. But I will punish the people of that country who give them trouble. After this, your descendants will leave that country. They will take many valuable things with them. 15But as for you, Abram, you will have a long life. When you die, you will have peace in your mind. 16After four generations, your descendants will come back here to Canaan. At that time, I will punish the Amorites because they do very bad things. But the time has not yet arrived that I will punish them.’

Genesis 15:14 word by word

וְגַ֧ם אֶת־הַגּ֛וֹי אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲבֹ֖דוּ דָּ֣ן אָנֹ֑כִי וְאַחֲרֵי־כֵ֥ן יֵצְא֖וּ בִּרְכֻ֥שׁ גָּדֽוֹל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And also that nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• whom they shall serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serveH5647
• will I judgeדִּיןdîyn dûn · to judgeH1777
• and afterwardכֵּןkên · soH3651
• and afterwardאַחַר'achar · afterH310
• shall they come outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
• with greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• substanceרְכוּשׁrekûsh rekûsh · propertyH7399

Cross-references for Genesis 15:14

• Genesis 46:1So Jacob left Canaan. He took everything that belonged to him. When he came to Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to God, the God of his father Isaac.
• Exodus 6:5I have heard the Israelites when they cry in pain. I know that the Egyptians have caused the Israelites to be their slaves. Now I have thought about my covenant.
• Exodus 7:1Then the Lord said to Moses, ‘Look, I have made you like God to Pharaoh. Your brother Aaron will speak on your behalf, like your prophet.
• Deuteronomy 4:20But you belong to the Lord. He brought you out of Egypt, which was like a hot oven where you had much pain. He rescued you, to be his own special people, as you are today.
• Deuteronomy 6:22We saw him do great and powerful miracles that brought trouble to the Egyptians, and to Pharaoh himself and his family.
• Deuteronomy 7:18But do not be afraid of them. Remember what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and all the Egyptian people.
• Deuteronomy 11:2Remember that today I am speaking to you who have seen his powerful acts! Your children did not see the great things that the Lord your God did to teach you. You saw for yourselves how great, strong and powerful he is.
• Joshua 24:4I gave to Isaac two sons, Jacob and Esau. I gave to Esau the hills of Seir. But Jacob and his sons went down to live in Egypt.
• 1 Samuel 12:8After Jacob and his family went to Egypt, your ancestors called to the Lord for help. The Lord sent Moses and Aaron to help them. They led your ancestors out of Egypt. They brought them to live here in this land.
• Nehemiah 9:9You saw that our ancestors had trouble and pain in Egypt. You heard them cry to you for help at the Red Sea.
• Psalms 51:4It is you that I have done bad things against, only you! I have done things that are evil, as you know. And so you are fair when you speak against me. You are right when you say that I am guilty.
• Psalms 78:43He did powerful miracles in Egypt, in the region of Zoan.
• Psalms 105:27Moses and Aaron did many miracles in Egypt, where Ham's descendants lived. They showed the Lord's great power to the Egyptians.
• Psalms 135:9He did great miracles in Egypt. He warned Pharaoh and his officers that he would punish them.
• Exodus 3:21More than that, I will cause the Egyptians to think well of you, my own people. So when you leave Egypt, they will give you many gifts.
• Exodus 12:35The Israelites obeyed Moses. They asked the Egyptians for silver and gold. They also asked them for clothes.

Commentaries on Genesis 15:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14And also that nation, etc. - How remarkably was this promise fulfilled, in the redemption of Israel from its bondage, in the plagues and destruction of the Egyptians, and in the immense wealth which the Israelites brought out of Egypt! Not a more circumstantial or literally fulfilled promise is to be found in the sacred writings.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-21Verses 1-21 - The Faith of Abram 1. דבר dābār “a word, a thing;” the word being the sign of the thing. 2. אדני 'ǎdonāy “Adonai, the Lord;” related: “bring down, lay down.” This is the name usually read in place of Yahweh; but when, as in the present case, יהוה yehovâh and אדני 'ǎdonāy are in apposition, אלהים 'ĕlohı̂ym is read instead of the former. The Jews from a feeling of reverence avoided the utterance of this sacred name except on the most…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-16Verses 12-16 A deep sleep fell upon Abram; with this sleep a horror of great darkness fell upon him: a sudden change. The children of light do not always walk in the light. Several things were then foretold. 1. The suffering state of Abram's seed for a long time. They shall be strangers. The heirs of heaven are strangers on earth. They shall be servants; but Canaanites serve under a curse, the Hebrews under a blessing. They shall be suffers. Those that…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13-16Not even 400 years of slavery could interfere with God’s plan to fulfill the covenant.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-219-21. Take me an heifer, &c.--On occasions of great importance, when two or more parties join in a compact, they either observe precisely the same rites as Abram did, or, where they do not, they invoke the lamp as their witness. According to these ideas, which have been from time immemorial engraven on the minds of Eastern people, the Lord Himself condescended to enter into covenant with Abram. The patriarch did not pass between the sacrifice and the…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 15:14

• Abraham
• Afflictions and Adversities
• Condescension of God
• Covenant
• Egypt
• Israel
• Quotations and Allusions
• Rulers
• Sign
• Vision

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• Horror
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• Tell

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