New American Standard Bible 2020
Genesis 15:5-8
5And He tookH3318 him outsideH2351 and saidH559, “NowH4994 lookH5027 toward the heavensH8064 and 1countH5608 the starsH3556, ifH518 you areH3201 ableH3201 to countH5608 them.” And He saidH559 to him, “2SoH3541 shall your 3descendantsH2233 be.”
64Then he believedH539 in the LordH3068; and He 5creditedH2803 it to him as righteousnessH6666.
7And He saidH559 to him, “I am the LordH3068 whoH834 broughtH3318 you outH3318 of 6UrH218 of the ChaldeansH3778, to 7giveH5414 you thisH2088 landH776 to 8possessH3423 it.”
8But he saidH559, “LordH136 9GodH3068, 10howH4100 may I knowH3045 that I will 11possessH3423 it?”
Notes
- 1. Genesis 15:5 Gen 22:17; 26:4; Deut 1:10 ↩
- 2. Genesis 15:5 Ex 32:13; Rom 4:18; Heb 11:12 ↩
- 3. Genesis 15:5 Lit seed ↩
- 4. Genesis 15:6 Rom 4:3, 20-22; Gal 3:6; James 2:23 ↩
- 5. Genesis 15:6 Or imputed ↩
- 6. Genesis 15:7 Gen 11:31 ↩
- 7. Genesis 15:7 Gen 13:15, 17 ↩
- 8. Genesis 15:7 Or inherit ↩
- 9. Genesis 15:8 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord ↩
- 10. Genesis 15:8 Judg 6:36-40; Luke 1:18 ↩
- 11. Genesis 15:8 Or inherit ↩
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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