Genesis 15:8
And he said, LORD God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
KJV
At ille ait : Domine Deus, unde scire possum quod possessurus sim eam ?
Vulgate
εἶπεν δέ Δέσποτα Κύριε, κατὰ τί γνώσομαι ὅτι κληρονομήσω αὐτήν;
LXX
And he said, O Lord Jehovah, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
ASV
וַ/יֹּאמַ֑ר אֲדֹנָ֣/י יֱהוִ֔ה בַּ/מָּ֥ה אֵדַ֖ע כִּ֥י אִֽירָשֶֽׁ/נָּה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
הּ
h
verb · 232×
י
y
noun · 440×
יְהוִ֔ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 305×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram. This chapter contains one of the most important passages in all of Scripture: Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness. This is the very foundation of justification by faith. The covenant ceremony with the divided animals is a solemn ratification, in which God alone passes between the pieces, sh…
31. But the sentiment of Truth in this matter must not be hidden, but must have high utterance. For the Word of God was not made for us, but rather we for Him, and 'in Him all things were created Colossians 1:16.' Nor for that we were weak, was He strong and made by the Father alone, that He might frame us by means of Him as an instrument; perish the thought! It is not so. For …
Cross-references
- 1Sam 14:9 — 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.
- 2Kgs 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?
- Gen 24:2 — 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:
- Gen 24:13 — Behold, I stand here by the well of water; and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water:
- Gen 24:14 — 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
- Isa 7:11 — Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
- Judg 6:17 — And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.
- Judg 6:17 — And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, then shew me a sign that thou talkest with me.
- Judg 6:36 — And Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said,
- 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?
- Ps 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.