New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 15:4-8

4Then beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068came to him, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Thisזֶ֑הZehH2088man will not be your heirיִֽירָשְׁךָ֖yi.ra.she.KhaH3423;but one whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834will comeיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318forthH3318from your ownbodyמִמֵּעֶ֔יךָmi.me.'Ei.khaH4578,he shall be your heirיִֽירָשֶֽׁךָ׃Yi.ra.She.khaH3423.”

5And He tookוַיּוֹצֵ֨אvai.yo.Tze'H3318him outsideהַח֗וּצָהha.Chu.tzahH2351and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Nowנָ֣אna'H4994lookהַבֶּט־ha.bet-H5027toward the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהha.sha.May.mahH8064, andcountוּסְפֹר֙u.se.ForH5608the starsהַכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔יםha.Ko.kha.VimH3556,ifאִם־'im-H518you are ableתּוּכַ֖לtu.KhalH3201to countלִסְפֹּ֣רlis.PorH5608them.” And He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Soכֹּ֥הkohH3541shall yourdescendantsזַרְעֶֽךָ׃zar.'E.khaH2233be.”

6Then he believedוְהֶאֱמִ֖ןve.he.'e.MinH539in the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068;and He reckonedוַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָvai.yach.she.Ve.haH2803it to him as righteousnessצְדָקָֽה׃tze.da.KahH6666.

7And He saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “I am the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834broughtהוֹצֵאתִ֙יךָ֙ho.tze.Ti.khaH3318you out ofUrמֵא֣וּרme.'UrH218of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778, togiveלָ֧תֶתLa.tetH5414you thisH2088landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776topossessלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423it.”

8He saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068,howבַּמָּ֥הba.MahH4100may I knowאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045that I willpossessאִֽירָשֶֽׁנָּה׃'I.ra.She.nahH3423it?”

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