1 After these things the word of Jehovah came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- After H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- these things H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- the word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- came H1961 (הָיָה) — to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
- unto Abram H87 (אַבְרָם) — Abram, the original name of Abraham
- in a vision H4236 (מַחֲזֶה) — a vision
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Fear H3372 (יָרֵא) — to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
- not, Abram H87 (אַבְרָם) — Abram, the original name of Abraham
- thy shield H4043 (מָגֵן) — a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
- thy exceeding H3966 (מְאֹד) — properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlativ…
- great H7235 (רָבָה) — to increase (in whatever respect)
- reward H7939 (שָׂכָר) — payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit
2 And Abram said, O Lord Jehovah, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Abram H87 (אַבְרָם) — Abram, the original name of Abraham
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- Yhwh H3069 (יְהֹוִה)
- what wilt thou give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- me, seeing I go H1980 (הָלַךְ) — to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
- childless H6185 (עֲרִירִי) — bare, i.e. destitute (of children)
- and the steward H4943 (מֶשֶׁק) — possession
- and the steward H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- of my house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- this H1931 (הוּא) — he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative)…
- Eliezer H461 (אֱלִיעֶזֶר) — Eliezer, the name of a Damascene and of ten Israelites
- of Damascus H1834 (דַּמֶּשֶׂק) — Damascus, a city of Syria
3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And Abram H87 (אַבְרָם) — Abram, the original name of Abraham
- said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Behold, to me thou hast given H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- no H3808 (לֹא) — not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
- seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- and, lo, one born H1121 (בֵּן) — a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition,…
- in my house H1004 (בַּיִת) — a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
- is mine heir H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
4 And, behold, the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying, This man shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And, behold, the word H1697 (דָּבָר) — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- of Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- unto him, saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- This shall not be thine heir H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
- but he that shall come forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- out of thine own bowels H4578 (מֵעֶה) — used only in plural the intestines, or (collectively) the abdomen, figuratively, sympathy; by implication, a vest; by extension the stomach, the uterus (or of m…
- shall be thine heir H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and number the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he brought him forth H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- abroad H2351 (חוּץ) — properly, separate by a wall, i.e. outside, outdoors
- and said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Look H5027 (נָבַט) — to scan, i.e. look intently at; by implication, to regard with pleasure, favor or care
- now toward heaven H8064 (שָׁמַיִם) — the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)
- and tell H5608 (סָפַר) — properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
- the stars H3556 (כּוֹכָב) — a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince
- if thou be able H3201 (יָכֹל) — to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
- to number H5608 (סָפַר) — properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
- them: and he said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto him, So H3541 (כֹּה) — properly, like this, i.e. by implication, (of manner) thus (or so); also (of place) here (or hither); or (of time) now
- shall thy seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
6 And he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he believed H539 (אָמַן) — properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet…
- in Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- and he counted H2803 (חָשַׁב) — properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); h…
- it to him for righteousness H6666 (צְדָקָה) — rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
7 And he said unto him, I am Jehovah that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- that brought thee out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- of Ur H218 (אוּר) — Ur, a place in Chaldaea; also an Israelite
- of the Chaldees H3778 (כַּשְׂדִּי) — a Kasdite, or descendant of Kesed; by implication, a Chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people
- to give H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- thee this land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- to inherit H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
8 And he said, O Lord Jehovah, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Lord H136 (אֲדֹנָי) — the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
- Yhwh H3069 (יְהֹוִה)
- whereby H4100 (מָה) — properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even rela…
- shall I know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- that I shall inherit it H3423 (יָרַשׁ) — to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
9 And he said unto him, Take me a heifer three years old, and a she-goat three years old, and a ram three years old, and a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto him, Take H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- me an heifer H5697 (עֶגְלָה) — a (female) calf, especially one nearly grown (i.e. a heifer)
- of three years old H8027 (שָׁלַשׁ) — to be (causatively, make) triplicate (by restoration, in portions, strands, days or years)
- and a she goat H5795 (עֵז) — a she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat's hair)
- and a ram H352 (אַיִל) — properly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram (from his strength); a pilaster (as a strong support); an oak or othe…
- and a turtledove H8449 (תּוֹר) — a ring-dove, often (figuratively) as a term of endearment
- and a young pigeon H1469 (גּוֹזָל) — a nestling (as being comparatively nude of feathers)
10 And he took him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each half over against the other: but the birds divided he not.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he took H3947 (לָקַח) — to take (in the widest variety of applications)
- unto him all these, and divided H1334 (בָּתַר) — to chop up
- them in the midst H8432 (תָּוֶךְ) — a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre
- and laid H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- each H376 (אִישׁ) — a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
- piece H1335 (בֶּתֶר) — a section
- one against H7125 (קִרְאָה) — an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite)
- another H7453 (רֵעַ) — an associate (more or less close)
- but the birds H6833 (צִפּוֹר) — a little bird (as hopping)
- divided H1334 (בָּתַר) — to chop up
11 And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And when the fowls H5861 (עַיִט) — a hawk or other bird of prey
- came down H3381 (יָרַד) — to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively,…
- upon the carcases H6297 (פֶּגֶר) — a carcase (as limp), whether of man or beast; figuratively, an idolatrous image
- Abram H87 (אַבְרָם) — Abram, the original name of Abraham
- drove them away H5380 (נָשַׁב) — to blow; by implication, to disperse
12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And when the sun H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ) — the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
- was going down H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- a deep sleep H8639 (תַּרְדֵּמָה) — a lethargy or (by implication) trance
- fell H5307 (נָפַל) — to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
- upon Abram H87 (אַבְרָם) — Abram, the original name of Abraham
- and, lo, an horror H367 (אֵימָה) — fright; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)
- of great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- darkness H2825 (חֲשֵׁכָה) — darkness; figuratively, misery
13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be sojourners in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And he said H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- unto Abram H87 (אַבְרָם) — Abram, the original name of Abraham
- Know H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- of a surety H3045 (יָדַע) — to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation…
- that thy seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- shall be a stranger H1616 (גֵּר) — properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
- in a land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- not theirs, and shall serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- them; and they shall afflict H6031 (עָנָה) — to depress literally or figuratively, transitive or intransitive (in various applications, as follows)
- them four H702 (אַרְבַּע) — four
- hundred H3967 (מֵאָה) — a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
- years H8141 (שָׁנֶה) — a year (as a revolution of time)
14 and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And also that nation H1471 (גּוֹי) — a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts
- whom they shall serve H5647 (עָבַד) — to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
- will I judge H1777 (דִּין) — to rule; by implication to judge (as umpire); also to strive (as at law)
- and afterward H3651 (כֵּן) — properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and…
- and afterward H310 (אַחַר) — properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
- shall they come out H3318 (יָצָא) — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- with great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- substance H7399 (רְכוּשׁ) — property (as gathered)
15 But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And thou shalt go H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- to thy fathers H1 (אָב) — father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application
- in peace H7965 (שָׁלוֹם) — safe, i.e. (figuratively) well, happy, friendly; also (abstractly) welfare, i.e. health, prosperity, peace
- thou shalt be buried H6912 (קָבַר) — to inter
- in a good H2896 (טוֹב) — good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good t…
- old age H7872 (שֵׂיבָה) — old age
16 And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- But in the fourth H7243 (רְבִיעִי) — fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth
- generation H1755 (דּוֹר) — properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwelling
- they shall come hither H2008 (הֵנָּה) — hither or thither (but used both of place and time)
- again H7725 (שׁוּב) — to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally…
- for the iniquity H5771 (עָוֺן) — perversity, i.e. (moral) evil
- of the Amorites H567 (אֱמֹרִי) — an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
- not yet H2008 (הֵנָּה) — hither or thither (but used both of place and time)
- full H8003 (שָׁלֵם) — complete (literally or figuratively); especially friendly
17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold, a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch that passed between these pieces.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And it came to pass, that, when the sun H8121 (שֶׁמֶשׁ) — the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement
- went down H935 (בּוֹא) — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
- and it was dark H5939 (עֲלָטָה) — dusk
- behold a smoking H6227 (עָשָׁן) — smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger)
- furnace H8574 (תַּנּוּר) — a fire-pot
- and a burning H784 (אֵשׁ) — fire (literally or figuratively)
- lamp H3940 (לַפִּיד) — a flambeau, lamp or flame
- that passed H5674 (עָבַר) — to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation…
- between H996 (בֵּין) — between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...or
- those pieces H1506 (גֶּזֶר) — something cut off; a portion
18 In that day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- In the same H1931 (הוּא) — he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative)…
- day H3117 (יוֹם) — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated ter…
- Yhwh H3068 (יְהֹוָה) — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
- made H3772 (כָּרַת) — to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh a…
- a covenant H1285 (בְּרִית) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
- with Abram H87 (אַבְרָם) — Abram, the original name of Abraham
- saying H559 (אָמַר) — to say (used with great latitude)
- Unto thy seed H2233 (זֶרַע) — seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
- have I given H5414 (נָתַן) — to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
- this land H776 (אֶרֶץ) — the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
- from the river H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
- of Egypt H4714 (מִצְרַיִם) — Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
- unto the great H1419 (גָּדוֹל) — great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
- river H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
- the river H5104 (נָהָר) — a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
- Euphrates H6578 (פְּרָת) — Perath (i.e. Euphrates), a river of the East
19 the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- The Kenites H7017 (קֵינִי) — a Kenite or member of the tribe of Kajin
- and the Kenizzites H7074 (קְנִזִּי) — a Kenizzite or descendant of Kenaz
- and the Kadmonites H6935 (קַדְמֹנִי) — Kadmonite (collectively), the name of a tribe in Palestine
20 and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Rephaim,Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the Hittites H2850 (חִתִּי) — a Chittite, or descendant of Cheth
- and the Perizzites H6522 (פְּרִזִּי) — a Perizzite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
- and the Rephaims H7497 (רָפָא) — a giant
21 and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite.Cross references & Strong's
Strong's numbers (from RLT):- And the Amorites H567 (אֱמֹרִי) — an Emorite, one of the Canaanitish tribes
- and the Canaanites H3669 (כְּנַעַנִי) — a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans)
- and the Girgashites H1622 (גִּרְגָּשִׁי) — a Girgashite, one of the native tribes of Canaan
- and the Jebusites H2983 (יְבוּסִי) — a Jebusite or inhabitant of Jebus