Genesis 15:8
6 Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.
7 The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”
But Abram replied, “Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?”
9 And the LORD said to him, “Bring Me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a turtledove and a young pigeon.”
10 So Abram brought all these to Him, split each of them down the middle, and laid the halves opposite each other. The birds, however, he did not cut in half.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But Abram replied, “Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?”
- KJV
- And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
- 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?
- DARBY
- And he said, Lord Jehovah, how shall I know that I shall possess it?
- BLB
- And he said, “Lord YHWH, by what shall I know that I will possess it?”
- ÅB
- Da sa han: Herre, Herre, hvorav kan jeg vite at jeg skal eie det?
- OTB
- Men Abram sa: «Herre Gud, hvordan kan jeg vite at jeg skal eie det?»
- B1930
- Da sa han: Herre, Herre, hvorav kan jeg vite at jeg skal eie det?
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 1:18
“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”
Read in contextLuke 1:34
“How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
Read in context2 Kings 20:8
Now Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?”
Read in contextIsaiah 7:11
“Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.”
Read in contextPsalms 86:17
Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
Read in contextJudges 6:36–40
Then Gideon said to God, “If You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said,
Read in contextJudges 6:17–24
Gideon answered, “If I have found favor in Your sight, give me a sign that it is You speaking with me.
Read in contextGenesis 24:13–14
Here I am, standing beside the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water.
Read in context