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 went down, Abram fell sound asleep, and great terror overwhelmed him. 13Then the Lord said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign country. They will be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years. But I will execute judgment on the nation that they will serve. Afterward they will come out with many possessions. 15But as for you, you will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age. 16In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its limit.”

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 Israel began his journey, taking with him all that he had. When he came to Beer Sheba he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
• Exodus 6:5I have also heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant.
• Exodus 7:1So the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.
• Deuteronomy 4:20You, however, the Lord has selected and brought from Egypt, that iron-smelting furnace, to be his special people as you are today.
• Deuteronomy 6:22And he brought signs and great, devastating wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on his whole family before our very eyes.
• Deuteronomy 7:18you must not fear them. You must carefully recall what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt,
• Deuteronomy 11:2Bear in mind today that I am not speaking to your children who have not personally experienced the judgments of the Lord your God, which revealed his greatness, strength, and power.
• Joshua 24:4and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I assigned Mount Seir, while Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
• 1 Samuel 12:8When Jacob entered Egypt, your ancestors cried out to the Lord. The Lord sent Moses and Aaron, and they led your ancestors out of Egypt and settled them in this place.
• Nehemiah 9:9“You saw the affliction of our ancestors in Egypt, and you heard their cry at the Red Sea.
• Psalms 51:4Against you – you above all – I have sinned; I have done what is evil in your sight. So you are just when you confront me; you are right when you condemn me.
• Psalms 78:43when he performed his awesome deeds in Egypt, and his acts of judgment in the region of Zoan.
• Psalms 105:27They executed his miraculous signs among them, and his amazing deeds in the land of Ham.
• Psalms 135:9He performed awesome deeds and acts of judgment in your midst, O Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his servants.
• Exodus 3:21“I will grant this people favor with the Egyptians, so that when you depart you will not leave empty-handed.
• Exodus 12:35Now the Israelites had done as Moses told them – they had requested from the Egyptians silver and gold items and clothing.

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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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