GEN 15:1 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) After those events, Yahweh spoke to Abram in a vision, telling him, “Don’t be afraid, Abram, because I’ll protect you and I’ll generously and richly reward you.”

Key: khaki:verbs, green:YHWH.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Μετὰ δὲ τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα ἐγενήθη ῥῆμα Κυρίου πρὸς Ἅβραμ ἐν ὁράματι, λέγων, μὴ φοβοῦ Ἅβραμ· ἐγὼ ὑπερασπίζω σου· ὁ μισθός σου πολὺς ἔσται σφόδρα.
(Meta de ta ɽaʸmata tauta egenaʸthaʸ ɽaʸma Kuriou pros Habram en horamati, legōn, maʸ fobou Habram; egō huperaspizō sou; ho misthos sou polus estai sfodra. )

BrTr And after these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I shield thee, thy reward shall be very great.

ULT After those things, the word of Yahweh came to Abram in a vision, saying,
⇔  “Do not be afraid, Abram!
⇔  I am a shield for you;
⇔  your reward will be very great.”

UST After that, Yahweh said to Abram in a vision,
⇔  “Abram, do not be afraid.
⇔  I will protect you,
⇔  and I will give you a very great reward.”

BSB § After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision:
⇔ “Do not be afraid, Abram.
⇔ I am your shield,
⇔ your very great reward.”

OEB After these things God spoke to Abram in a vision saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield. Your reward will be exceedingly great.’

WEBBE After these things the LORD’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram! I am your shield and the one who will reward you in great abundance.”

LSV After these things the word of YHWH has been to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not fear, Abram, I [am] a shield to you, your reward [is] exceedingly great.”

FBV After all this had happened, God spoke to Abram in a vision, telling him, “Don't be afraid, Abram! I am your protector, and your truly great reward!”

T4T Some time later, Abram had a vision in which Yahweh spoke to him and said, “Do not be afraid of ◄anything/your enemies►. I will protect you [MTY], and I will give a great reward.”

LEB After these things the word of Yahweh came[fn] to Abram in a vision, saying: “Do not be afraid, Abram; I am your shield, and your reward shall be very great.”

15:1 Literally “was”

BBE After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Have no fear, Abram: I will keep you safe, and great will be your reward.

Moff No Moff GEN book available

JPS After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying: 'Fear not, Abram, I am thy shield, thy reward shall be exceeding great.'

ASV 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.

DRA Now when these things were done, the word of the Lord came to Abram by a vision, saying: Fear not, Abram, I am thy protector, and thy reward exceeding great.

YLT After these things hath the word of Jehovah been unto Abram in a vision, saying, 'Fear not, Abram, I [am] a shield to thee, thy reward [is] exceeding great.'

Drby After these things the word of Jehovah came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield, thy exceeding great reward.

RV After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

Wbstr After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

KJB-1769 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
(After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy/your shield, and thy/your exceeding great reward. )

KJB-1611 ¶ [fn]After these things, the word of the LORD came vnto Abram in a vision, saying; Feare not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

15:1 Psal.16.16

Bshps After these thynges, the worde of the Lorde came vnto Abram in a vision, saying: feare not Abram I am thy shielde and thy exceedyng great rewarde.
(After these things, the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying: fear not Abram I am thy/your shield and thy/your exceedyng great reward.)

Gnva After these things, the worde of the Lord came vnto Abram in a vision, saying, Feare not, Abram, I am thy buckler, and thine exceeding great reward.
(After these things, the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I am thy/your buckler, and thine/your exceeding great reward. )

Cvdl It happened after these actes, yt the worde of ye LORDE came vnto Abra in a vysion, and sayde: Feare not Abram, I am thy shylde and thy exceadinge greate rewarde.
(It happened after these acts, it the word of ye/you_all LORD came unto Abra in a vysion, and said: Fear not Abram, I am thy/your shield and thy/your exceeding great reward.)

Wycl And so whanne these thingis weren don, the word of the Lord was maad to Abram bi a visioun, and seide, Abram, nyle thou drede, Y am thi defender, and thi meede is ful greet.
(And so when these things were done, the word of the Lord was made to Abram by a visioun, and said, Abram, nyle thou/you drede, I am thy/your defender, and thy/your meede is full great.)

Luth Nach diesen Geschichten begab sich‘s, daß zu Abram geschah das Wort des HErr’s im Gesicht und sprach: Fürchte dich nicht, Abram; ich bin dein Schild und dein sehr großer Lohn.
(After this Geschichten gifted sich‘s, that to Abram happened the Wort the LORD’s in_the vision/face and spoke: Fear you/yourself not, Abram; I am your shield/sign and your very großer Lohn.)

ClVg His itaque transactis, factus est sermo Domini ad Abram per visionem dicens: Noli timere, Abram: ego protector tuus sum, et merces tua magna nimis.[fn]
(His therefore transactis, factus it_is sermo Master to Abram through vision saying: Noli timere, Abram: I protector tuus I_am, and merces your magna nimis. )

15.1 His itaque transactis, etc., Noli timere. Triumphata multitudine vitiorum, confortatur spes cujusque fidelis a Domino ne titubet, sed mercedem exspectet.

15.1 His therefore transactis, etc., Noli timere. Triumphata multitudine vitiorum, confortatur spes cuyusque faithful from Master not titubet, but mercedem exspectet.

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

God’s Covenant with Abraham

The Lord had already established a relationship with Abraham (Gen 12:1-9) before he made a formal covenant with him (ch Gen 15). God took all the initiative: He approached Abraham and spoke to him in a vision. God presented the impossible promise that the old man would have a son through whom his descendants would eventually be as numerous as the stars of heaven. Abraham believed God (15:6), and his faith proved to be an act of righteousness (see Hab 2:4; Rom 1:17; 4:3, 17; Gal 3:6, 11; Heb 10:37-38).

In the ancient Near East, kings sometimes granted land or other gifts to loyal subjects. The covenant of Genesis 15 includes a royal grant (15:18-21) in which God, the king, gave land to Abraham, his subject, as a possession and an inheritance. At the end of that day, Abraham knew that his future—and that of his descendants—was firmly in the hands of the covenant God. Later, the grant would be transferred to his descendants.

God later ratified his covenant with Abraham (17:1-22), giving him circumcision as its sign (17:10) and condition (17:9). The almighty God once again took the initiative (17:1-2) in granting Abraham an extraordinary privilege. The covenant was not a relationship between equals, yet both partners in the covenant assumed responsibilities. God committed himself voluntarily to Abraham and his descendants, while requiring faithfulness from Abraham (17:1, 9-14). The blessing Abraham received as God’s covenant partner was embodied in the new name that God gave him (17:5-6).

God’s covenant with Abraham also applied to his descendants (13:15-16; 15:3-5; 17:6-10). It pointed to blessing in the relatively near future when his descendants would possess the land (15:12-16). Much later, Abraham’s faith became a blessing to all through his descendant, Jesus Christ, through whom all the families of the earth can share in God’s blessing on Abraham (12:3; see Rom 4:11-25; Gal 3:8-9, 16).

Passages for Further Study

Gen 12:1-3; 15:1-21; 17:1-14; 21:1-2; 22:15-18; Exod 2:24; Deut 1:8; Neh 9:7-8; Ps 105:7-45; Luke 3:7-9; Acts 3:24-26; 7:2-8; Rom 4:11-25; 9:7-8; 11:16-17; Gal 3:6-9, 29; Heb 6:13-15

UTN uW Translation Notes:

אַחַ֣ר הַ⁠דְּבָרִ֣ים הָ⁠אֵ֗לֶּה

after the,things the=these

Alternate translation: “After those events happened,”

Note 1 topic: translate-key-terms

הָיָ֤ה דְבַר יְהוָה֙ אֶל אַבְרָ֔ם בַּֽ⁠מַּחֲזֶ֖ה לֵ⁠אמֹ֑ר

it_became word YHWH to/towards Avram in/on/at/with,vision to=say

A vision is a supernatural experience that a person has while he is awake, so the way you translate this term should be different from the way you translate “dream” (since people have dreams while asleep). Make sure your translation of this clause does not sound like what Abram saw was unreal; what he saw and heard actually happened. Alternate translation: “Yahweh appeared to Abram visually and said to him,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אָנֹכִי֙ מָגֵ֣ן לָ֔⁠ךְ

I shield to/for=you(fs)

God is like a shield to Abram since he protects him. Consider what is the best way to translate this metaphor in your language. Alternate translation: “I am your shield” or “I protect you like a shield,” or “I will shield you,”

שְׂכָרְ⁠ךָ֖ הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד

reward,your great very

The Hebrew text is ambiguous here. It could mean: (1) “and your reward from me will be very great.” or “and I will give you a very great/valuable reward/gift.” (2) “and I am your very great/valuable reward.” The context (verse 2) shows that the first interpretation is what Abram understood God to be saying.

Parallel GEN 15:1