| Genesis 15:8 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | He said, "O Lord GOD, how may I know that I will possess it?" (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | Abram asked, "Almighty LORD, how can I be certain that I will take possession of it?"(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | And he said, LORD God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? |
| ASV: | And he said, O Lord Jehovah, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? |
| BBE: | And he said, O Lord God, how may I be certain that it will be mine? |
| DBY: | And he said, Lord Jehovah, how shall I know that I shall possess it? |
| ERV: | And he said, O Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? |
| JPS: | And he said: 'O Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?' |
| WBS: | And he said, Lord GOD, by what shall I know that I shall inherit it? |
| WEB: | He said, "Lord Yahweh, how will I know that I will inherit it?" |
| YLT: | and he saith, 'Lord Jehovah, whereby do I know that I possess it?' |
| Genesis 15:8 Cross References |
| XREF: | Judges 6:36 Then Gideon said to God, "If You will deliver Israel through me, as You have spoken,
Luke 1:18 Zacharias said to the angel, "How will I know this for certain? For I am an old man and my wife is advanced in years." (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 15:8 And he said, Lord GOD, {b} whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
(b) This is a particular motion of God's Spirit, which is not lawful for all to follow, in asking signs: but was permitted for some by a peculiar motion, as to Gideon and Ezekiel. |
| WES: | 15:8 Whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? - This did not proceed from distrust of God's power or promise, but he desired this, For the strengthening of his own faith. He believed, Ge 15:6, but here he prays, Lord help me against my unbelief, Now, he believed, but he desired a sign, to be treasured up against an hour of temptation. For the ratifying of the promise to his posterity, that they also might believe it. |
| MHC: | 15:7-11 Assurance was given to Abram of the land of Canaan for an inheritance. God never promises more than he is able to perform, as men often do. Abram did as God commanded him. He divided the beasts in the midst, according to the ceremony used in confirming covenants, Jer 34:18,19. Having prepared according to God's appointment, he set himself to wait for the sign God might give him. A watch must be kept upon our spiritual sacrifices. When vain thoughts, like these fowls, come down upon our sacrifices, we must drive them away, and seek to attend on God without distraction. |
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