New King James Version
Genesis 15:14
14And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions.
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 Living Translation (NLT)But I will punish the nation that enslaves them, and in the end they will come away with great wealth.
Context of Genesis 15:14
12Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him. 13Then He said to Abram: “Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years. And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions. 15Now as for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a good old age. 16But in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
Read all of Genesis 15Genesis 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 took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac.
- Exodus 6:5And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered My covenant.
- Exodus 7:1So the Lord said to Moses: “See, I have made you as God to Pharaoh, and Aaron your brother shall be your prophet.
- Deuteronomy 4:20But the Lord has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be His people, an inheritance, as you are this day.
- Deuteronomy 6:22and the Lord showed signs and wonders before our eyes, great and severe, against Egypt, Pharaoh, and all his household.
- Deuteronomy 7:18you shall not be afraid of them, but you shall remember well what the Lord your God did to Pharaoh and to all Egypt:
- Deuteronomy 11:2Know today that I do not speak with your children, who have not known and who have not seen the chastening of the Lord your God, His greatness and His mighty hand and His outstretched arm—
- Joshua 24:4To Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. To Esau I gave the mountains of Seir to possess, but Jacob and his children went down to Egypt.
- 1 Samuel 12:8When Jacob had gone into Egypt, and your fathers cried out to the Lord, then the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and made them dwell in this place.
- Nehemiah 9:9“You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt, And heard their cry by the Red Sea.
- Psalms 51:4Against You, You only, have I sinned, And done this evil in Your sight— That You may be found just when You speak, And blameless when You judge.
- Psalms 78:43When He worked His signs in Egypt, And His wonders in the field of Zoan;
- Psalms 105:27They performed His signs among them, And wonders in the land of Ham.
- Psalms 135:9He sent signs and wonders into the midst of you, O Egypt, Upon Pharaoh and all his servants.
- Exodus 3:21And I will give this people favor in the sight of the Egyptians; and it shall be, when you go, that you shall not go empty-handed.
- Exodus 12:35Now the children of Israel had done according to the word of Moses, and they had asked from the Egyptians articles of silver, articles of gold, 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
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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
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