GEN 15:8 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
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 Εἶπε δέ, Δέσποτα Κύριε, κατὰ τί γνώσομαι, ὅτι κληρονομήσω αὐτήν;
(Eipe de, Despota Kurie, kata ti gnōsomai, hoti klaʸronomaʸsō autaʸn; )

ULT Then he said, “My Lord Yahweh, how will I know that I will possess it?”

UST But Abram asked him, “Yahweh my Master, how can I be sure that this land will be mine?”

BSB But [Abram] replied, “Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?”

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB Abram said, ‘Lord God, how will I know that I will inherit it?’

WEBBE He said, “Lord GOD, how will I know that I will inherit it?”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET But Abram said, “O sovereign Lord, by what can I know that I am to possess it?”

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

FBV “But Lord God, how can I be certain that I will own it?” Abram asked.

T4T But Abram replied, “Yahweh God, how can I know for sure that this land will belong to me?”

LEB And he said, “O Yahweh God, how shall I know that I will possess it?”

BBE And he said, O Lord God, how may I be certain that it will be mine?

Moff No Moff GEN book available

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

ASV And he said, O Lord Jehovah, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

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

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

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

RV And he said, O Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
(And he said, Oh Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? )

SLT And he will say, My Lord Jehovah, how shall I know that I shall inherit it?

Wbstr And he said, Lord God, by what shall I know that I shall inherit it?

KJB-1769 And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

KJB-1611 And he said, LORD GOD, whereby shal I know that I shall inherit it?
(And he said, LORD GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?)

Bshps And he sayde: Lorde God wherby shall I knowe that I shall inherite it?
(And he said: Lord God whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?)

Gnva And he said, O Lord God, whereby shall I knowe that I shall inherite it?
(And he said, Oh Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? )

Cvdl But Abram sayde: LORDE LORDE, Wherby shall I knowe, that I shall possesse it?
(But Abram said: LORD LORD, Wherby shall I know, that I shall possess it?)

Wycl And Abram seide, Lord God, wherbi may I wite that Y schal welde it?
(And Abram said, Lord God, whereby may I wit/know that I shall weld it?)

Luth Abram aber sprach: HErr HErr, wobei soll ich‘s merken, daß ich‘s besitzen werde?
(Abram but spoke: LORD LORD, wobei should I...it remember/realise, that I...it own become?)

ClVg At ille ait: Domine Deus, unde scire possum quod possessurus sim eam?
(But he/that_one he_said: Master God, from_where/who to_know I_can that possessurus yes her? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וַ⁠יֹּאמַ֑ר

and,he_said

Make sure it is clear in your translation that Abram is the one speaking here, not Yahweh. Alternate translation: [Then Abram said to him] or [But he asked Yahweh]

אֲדֹנָ֣⁠י יֱהוִ֔ה

my=master GOD

See how you translated this phrase in verse 2. Alternate translation: [My Master Yahweh] or [Yahweh my Lord]

בַּ⁠מָּ֥ה אֵדַ֖ע

,how? know

Alternate translation: [how can I be certain]

כִּ֥י אִֽירָשֶֽׁ⁠נָּה

that/for/because/then/when I,will_take_possession_of_it

Alternate translation: [that I will possess this territory?]

Parallel GEN 15:8