Genesis 15 · Verse 7

Genesis 15:7

And he said unto him, I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
Genesis 15:7, King James Version

Genesis 15:7 in other translations

BSBThe LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”
WEBHe said to Abram, “I am the LORD who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land to inherit it.”
ASVAnd he said unto him, I am Jehovah that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
YLTAnd He saith unto him, ‘I am Jehovah who brought thee out from Ur of the Chaldees, to give to thee this land to possess it;'
DARBYAnd he said to him, I am Jehovah who brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give thee this land to possess it.
BBEAnd he said to him, I am the Lord, who took you from Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land for your heritage.
WebsterAnd he said to him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.

What does Genesis 15:7 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 7 Ur of the Chaldees - See on Genesis 40 (note).

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 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.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Genesis 15:7 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלָ֑יו'e.Lavto himH413
אֲנִ֣י'a.NiIH589
יְהוָ֗הYah.weh[am] YahwehH3068
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhoH834
הוֹצֵאתִ֙יךָ֙ho.tze.Ti.khaI brought out youH3318
מֵא֣וּרme.'Urfrom UrH218
כַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.Dimof [the] ChaldeansH3778
לָ֧תֶתLa.tetto giveH5414
לְךָ֛le.Khato <the> you
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
הַזֹּ֖אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063
לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ\׃le.rish.Tahto take possession of itH3423

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Genesis 15:7

  • Genesis 12:1

    Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

  • Acts 7:2-4

    And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran, And said unto him, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee. Then came he out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charran: and from thence, when his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein ye now dwell.

  • Romans 4:13

    For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

  • Psalms 105:42

    For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham his servant.

  • Genesis 13:15-17

    For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever. And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered. Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.

  • Psalms 105:44

    And gave them the lands of the heathen: and they inherited the labour of the people;

  • Nehemiah 9:7-8

    Thou art the Lord the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham; And foundest his heart faithful before thee, and madest a covenant with him to give the land of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Jebusites, and the Girgashites, to give it, I say, to his seed, and hast performed thy words; for thou art righteous:

  • Psalms 105:11

    Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance:

  • Genesis 12:7

    And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.

  • Genesis 11:28-31

    And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. But Sarai was barren; she had no child. And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
brought.
11:28-31; 12:1; Ne 9:7; Ac 7:2-4
to give.
12:7; 13:15-17; Ne 9:8; Ps 105:11,42,44; Ro 4:13

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Context

  • Genesis 15:6

    And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

  • Genesis 15:7

    And he said unto him, I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.

  • Genesis 15:8

    And he said, Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

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Genesis 15:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y díjole: Yo soy Jehová, que te saqué de Ur de los Caldeos, para darte á heredar esta tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il lui dit: Moi, je suis l’ Éternel, qui t’ai fait sortir d’Ur des Chaldéens, afin de te donner ce pays-ci pour le posséder.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er sprach zu ihm: Ich bin Jehova, der dich herausgeführt hat aus Ur in Chaldäa, um dir dieses Land zu geben, es zu besitzen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Dixitque ad eum: Ego Dominus qui eduxi te de Ur Chaldæorum ut darem tibi terram istam, et possideres eam.