Genesis 15:8

In 11 translations

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 Yahweh, 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?

LSV

and he says, “Lord YHWH, whereby do I know that I possess it?”

YLT

and he saith, 'Lord Jehovah, whereby do I know that I possess it?'

DBY

And he said, Lord Jehovah, how shall I know that I shall possess it?

DRC

But he said: Lord God, whereby may I know that I shall possess it?

GNV

And he said, O Lord God, whereby shall I knowe that I shall inherite it?

JPS

And he said: 'O Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?'

LXXE

And he said, Master and Lord, how shall I know that I shall inherit it?

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WLC

וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יֱהוִ֔ה בַּמָּ֥ה אֵדַ֖ע כִּ֥י אִֽירָשֶֽׁנָּה׃

LXX-Br

Εἶπε δέ, Δέσποτα Κύριε, κατὰ τί γνώσομαι, ὅτι κληρονομήσω αὐτήν;

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• 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.”
• Luke 1:34“How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
• 2 Kings 20:8Now 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?”
• Isaiah 7:11“Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.”
• Psalms 86:17Show me a sign of Your goodness, that my enemies may see and be ashamed; for You, O LORD, have helped me and comforted me.
• Judges 6:36–40Then Gideon said to God, “If You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said, then behold, I will place a fleece of wool on the threshing floor. If there is dew only on the fleece and all the ground is dry,…
• Judges 6:17–24Gideon answered, “If I have found favor in Your sight, give me a sign that it is You speaking with me. Please do not depart from this place until I return to You. Let me bring my offering and set it before You.” And…
• 1 Samuel 14:9–10If they say, ‘Wait until we come to you,’ then we will stay where we are and will not go up to them. But if they say, ‘Come on up,’ then we will go up, because this will be our sign that the LORD has delivered them…
• Genesis 24:13–14Here I am, standing beside the spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw water. Now may it happen that the girl to whom I say, ‘Please let down your jar that I may drink,’ and who responds,…
• Genesis 24:2–4So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh, and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take…

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