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Genesis 15

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How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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אַחַ֣ר׀afterהַדְּבָרִ֣יםthe thingsהָאֵ֗לֶּהthe theseהָיָ֤הit cameדְבַר־the word ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶל־toאַבְרָ֔םAbramבַּֽמַּחֲזֶ֖הin the visionלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingאַל־may notתִּירָ֣אyou fearאַבְרָ֗םO Abramאָנֹכִי֙Iמָגֵ֣ןam a shieldלָ֔ךְof youשְׂכָרְךָ֖reward yourהַרְבֵּ֥הwill be greatמְאֹֽד׃very
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאַבְרָ֗םAbramאֲדֹנָ֤יO Lordיֱהוִה֙Yahwehמַה־what?תִּתֶּן־will you giveלִ֔יto the meוְאָנֹכִ֖יand Iהוֹלֵ֣ךְam goingעֲרִירִ֑יchildlessוּבֶן־and the son ofמֶ֣שֶׁקthe acquisition ofבֵּיתִ֔יhousehold myה֖וּאheדַּמֶּ֥שֶׂקis Damascusאֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃Eliezer
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאַבְרָ֔םAbramהֵ֣ןhere!לִ֔יto the meלֹ֥אnotנָתַ֖תָּהyou have givenזָ֑רַעoffspringוְהִנֵּ֥הand there!בֶן־the son ofבֵּיתִ֖יhousehold myיוֹרֵ֥שׁis inheritingאֹתִֽי׃obj. me
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וְהִנֵּ֨הand there!דְבַר־the word ofיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֵלָיו֙was to himלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingלֹ֥אnotיִֽירָשְׁךָ֖he will inherit youזֶ֑הthis oneכִּי־thatאִם֙exceptאֲשֶׁ֣רone whoיֵצֵ֣אhe will come outמִמֵּעֶ֔יךָfrom inward parts yourה֖וּאheיִֽירָשֶֽׁךָ׃he will inherit you
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וַיּוֹצֵ֨אand he brought outאֹת֜וֹobj. himהַח֗וּצָהthe outside towardsוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidהַבֶּט־lookנָ֣אpleaseהַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָהthe heavens towardsוּסְפֹר֙and countהַכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔יםthe starsאִם־ifתּוּכַ֖לyou are ableלִסְפֹּ֣רto countאֹתָ֑םobj. themוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidל֔וֹto the himכֹּ֥הthusיִהְיֶ֖הit will beזַרְעֶֽךָ׃offspring your
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וְהֶאֱמִ֖ןand he believedבַּֽיהוָ֑הin Yahwehוַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָand he credited itלּ֖וֹto the himצְדָקָֽה׃righteousness
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וַיֹּ֖אמֶרand he saidאֵלָ֑יוto himאֲנִ֣יIיְהוָ֗הam Yahwehאֲשֶׁ֤רwhoהוֹצֵאתִ֙יךָ֙I brought out youמֵא֣וּרfrom Urכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםof the Chaldeansלָ֧תֶתto giveלְךָ֛to the youאֶת־obj.הָאָ֥רֶץthe landהַזֹּ֖אתthe thisלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃to take possession of it
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וַיֹּאמַ֑רand he saidאֲדֹנָ֣יO Lordיֱהוִ֔הYahwehבַּמָּ֥הin how?אֵדַ֖עwill I knowכִּ֥יthatאִֽירָשֶֽׁנָּה׃I will take possession of it
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵלָ֗יוto himקְחָ֥הbring !לִי֙to the meעֶגְלָ֣הa heiferמְשֻׁלֶּ֔שֶׁתthree years oldוְעֵ֥זand a goatמְשֻׁלֶּ֖שֶׁתthree years oldוְאַ֣יִלand a ramמְשֻׁלָּ֑שׁthree years oldוְתֹ֖רand a turtle-doveוְגוֹזָֽל׃and a young pigeon
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וַיִּֽקַּֽח־and he broughtל֣וֹto the himאֶת־obj.כָּל־allאֵ֗לֶּהtheseוַיְבַתֵּ֤רand he cut in piecesאֹתָם֙obj. themבַּתָּ֔וֶךְin the middleוַיִּתֵּ֥ןand he setאִישׁ־eachבִּתְר֖וֹpiece itsלִקְרַ֣אתto meetרֵעֵ֑הוּneighbor itsוְאֶת־and obj.הַצִפֹּ֖רthe birdsלֹ֥אnotבָתָֽר׃he cut in two
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וַיֵּ֥רֶדand it came downהָעַ֖יִטthe birds of preyעַל־onהַפְּגָרִ֑יםthe carcassesוַיַּשֵּׁ֥בand he drove awayאֹתָ֖םobj. themאַבְרָֽם׃Abram
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וַיְהִ֤יand it wasהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙the sunלָב֔וֹאabout to goוְתַרְדֵּמָ֖הand a deep sleepנָפְלָ֣הit fellעַל־onאַבְרָ֑םAbramוְהִנֵּ֥הand there!אֵימָ֛הdreadחֲשֵׁכָ֥הdarknessגְדֹלָ֖הgreatנֹפֶ֥לֶתwas fallingעָלָֽיו׃on him
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidלְאַבְרָ֗םto Abramיָדֹ֨עַcertainly to knowתֵּדַ֜עyou will knowכִּי־thatגֵ֣ר׀a sojournerיִהְיֶ֣הit will beזַרְעֲךָ֗offspring yourבְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙in a landלֹ֣אwhich notלָהֶ֔םbelongs to the themוַעֲבָד֖וּםand they will serve themוְעִנּ֣וּand they will afflictאֹתָ֑םobj. themאַרְבַּ֥עfourמֵא֖וֹתhundredsשָׁנָֽה׃years
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וְגַ֧םand alsoאֶת־obj.הַגּ֛וֹיthe nationאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichיַעֲבֹ֖דוּthey will serveדָּ֣ןwill be judgingאָנֹ֑כִיIוְאַחֲרֵי־and afterכֵ֥ןthusיֵצְא֖וּthey will come outבִּרְכֻ֥שׁwith possessionsגָּדֽוֹל׃great
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וְאַתָּ֛הand youתָּב֥וֹאyou will goאֶל־toאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָancestors yourבְּשָׁל֑וֹםin peaceתִּקָּבֵ֖רyou will be buriedבְּשֵׂיבָ֥הin old ageטוֹבָֽה׃good
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וְד֥וֹרand the generationרְבִיעִ֖יfourthיָשׁ֣וּבוּthey will returnהֵ֑נָּהhitherכִּ֧יforלֹא־notשָׁלֵ֛םis completeעֲוֹ֥ןthe iniquity ofהָאֱמֹרִ֖יthe Amoritesעַד־untilהֵֽנָּה׃now
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וַיְהִ֤יand it wasהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙the sunבָּ֔אָהit had goneוַעֲלָטָ֖הand darknessהָיָ֑הit wasוְהִנֵּ֨הand there!תַנּ֤וּרa fire pot ofעָשָׁן֙smokeוְלַפִּ֣ידand a torch ofאֵ֔שׁfireאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichעָבַ֔רit passedבֵּ֖יןbetweenהַגְּזָרִ֥יםthe piecesהָאֵֽלֶּה׃the these
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בַּיּ֣וֹםon the dayהַה֗וּאthe thatכָּרַ֧תhe madeיְהוָ֛הYahwehאֶת־withאַבְרָ֖םAbramבְּרִ֣יתa covenantלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingלְזַרְעֲךָ֗to offspring yourנָתַ֙תִּי֙I giveאֶת־obj.הָאָ֣רֶץthe landהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisמִנְּהַ֣רfrom the river ofמִצְרַ֔יִםEgyptעַד־toהַנָּהָ֥רthe riverהַגָּדֹ֖לthe greatנְהַר־the river ofפְּרָֽת׃Euphrates
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אֶת־obj.הַקֵּינִי֙the Kenitesוְאֶת־and obj.הַקְּנִזִּ֔יthe Kenizzitesוְאֵ֖תand obj.הַקַּדְמֹנִֽי׃the Kadmonites
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וְאֶת־and obj.הַחִתִּ֥יthe Hittitesוְאֶת־and obj.הַפְּרִזִּ֖יthe Perizzitesוְאֶת־and obj.הָרְפָאִֽים׃the Rephaites
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וְאֶת־and obj.הָֽאֱמֹרִי֙the Amoritesוְאֶת־and obj.הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔יthe Canaanitesוְאֶת־and obj.הַגִּרְגָּשִׁ֖יthe Girgashitesוְאֶת־and obj.הַיְבוּסִֽי׃ סthe Jebusites

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