Genesis 15:8
And he said, Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
Genesis 15:8 in other translations
| BSB | But Abram replied, “Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?” |
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| WEB | He said, “Lord GOD, how will I know that I will inherit it?” |
| ASV | And he said, O Lord Jehovah, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? |
| YLT | and he saith, ‘Lord Jehovah, whereby do I know that I possess it?' |
| DARBY | And he said, Lord Jehovah, how shall I know that I shall possess it? |
| BBE | And he said, O Lord God, how may I be certain that it will be mine? |
| Webster | And he said, Lord GOD, by what shall I know that I shall inherit it? |
What does Genesis 15:8 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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…
Genesis 15:8 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 15:8
- Luke 1:18
And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
- Luke 1:34
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
- 2 Kings 20:8
And Hezekiah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the Lord the third day?
- Isaiah 7:11
Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
- Psalms 86:17
Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, Lord, hast holpen me, and comforted me.
- Judges 6:36-40
And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said, Behold, I will put a fleece of wool in the floor; and if the dew be on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said. And it was so: for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl full of water. And Gideon said unto God, Let not thine anger be hot against me, and I will speak but this once: let me prove, I pray thee, but this once with the fleece; let it now be dry only upon the fleece, and upon all the ground let there be dew. …
- Judges 6:17-24
And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me. Depart not hence, I pray thee, until I come unto thee, and bring forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tarry until thou come again. And Gideon went in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour: the flesh he put in a basket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and presented it. And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay them upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so. …
- Genesis 24:13-14
Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water: And let it come to pass, that the damsel to whom I shall say, Let down thy pitcher, I pray thee, that I may drink; and she shall say, Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also: let the same be she that thou hast appointed for thy servant Isaac; and thereby shall I know that thou hast shewed kindness unto my master.
- 1 Samuel 14:9-10
If they say thus unto us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them. But if they say thus, Come up unto us; then we will go up: for the Lord hath delivered them into our hand: and this shall be a sign unto us.
- Genesis 24:2-4
And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: And I will make thee swear by the Lord, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
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Context
- 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?
- Genesis 15:9
And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
Genesis 15:8 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y él respondió: Señor Jehová, ¿en qué conoceré que la tengo de heredar? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il dit: Seigneur Éternel, à quoi connaîtrai-je que je le posséderai? |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er sprach: Herr, Jehova, woran soll ich erkennen, daß ich es besitzen werde? |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | At ille ait: Domine Deus, unde scire possum quod possessurus sim eam? |