Genesis 15

YHWH reassures Avram of protection and vast reward; Avram seeks an heir, and YHWH covenants with him through a vision and ritual, promising offspring and land despite Avram's old age.[1]

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Verse 1
After after, behind these things the spoken matters these these ones came he was / he became the word word of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to toward Abram Exalted Father Averam in a vision in the prophetic vision saying to say Do not upon / over fear may you fear Abram Exalted Father Averam I I myself a shield shield to you — your reward your wage very great cause to multiply very with great force
אַחַ֣ר 𐤀𐤇𐤓 achar After after, behind HR הַ/דְּבָרִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hadevarim these things the spoken matters HTd/Ncmpa הָ/אֵ֗לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones HTd/Pdxcp הָיָ֤ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah came he was / he became HVqp3ms דְבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar the word word of HNcmsc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אַבְרָ֔ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 averam Abram Exalted Father Averam HNp בַּֽ/מַּחֲזֶ֖ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤇𐤆𐤄 bamachazeh in a vision in the prophetic vision HRd/Ncmsa לֵ/אמֹ֑ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc אַל 𐤀𐤋 al Do not upon / over HTn תִּירָ֣א 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀 tira tina (Bemba) fear may you fear HVqj2ms אַבְרָ֗ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 averam-2 Abram Exalted Father Averam HNp אָנֹכִי֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs מָגֵ֣ן 𐤌𐤂𐤍 magen a shield shield HNcbsa לָ֔/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to you HR/Sp2fs שְׂכָרְ/ךָ֖ 𐤔𐤊𐤓/𐤊 sekharekha your reward your wage HNcmsc/Sp2ms הַרְבֵּ֥ה 𐤄𐤓𐤁𐤄 harebeh very great cause to multiply HVha מְאֹֽד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very with great force HD
Verse 5
and he brought and he caused to go out him him outside the exterior place and said and he said Look cause yourself to gaze now please toward the heavens the lofty expanses-ward and count and count the stars the stars if if / whether you are able you are able to count to count out them them And he said and he said to him — So in this manner shall be he will come to be your offspring your seed
וַ/יּוֹצֵ֨א 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤀 vayotse and he brought and he caused to go out HC/Vhw3ms אֹת֜/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him him HTo/Sp3ms הַ/ח֗וּצָ/ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤅𐤑/𐤄 hachutsah outside the exterior place HTd/Ncmsa/Sd וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said HC/Vqw3ms הַבֶּט 𐤄𐤁𐤈 habet Look cause yourself to gaze HVhv2ms נָ֣א 𐤍𐤀 na now please HTe הַ/שָּׁמַ֗יְמָ/ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌/𐤄 hashamayemah toward the heavens the lofty expanses-ward HTd/Ncmpa/Sd וּ/סְפֹר֙ 𐤅/𐤎𐤐𐤓 usefor and count and count HC/Vqv2ms הַ/כּ֣וֹכָבִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤅𐤊𐤁𐤉𐤌 hakokhavim the stars the stars HTd/Ncmpa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC תּוּכַ֖ל 𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤋 tukhal you are able you are able HVqi2ms לִ/סְפֹּ֣ר 𐤋/𐤎𐤐𐤓 lisepor to count to count out HR/Vqc אֹתָ֑/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms ל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms כֹּ֥ה 𐤊𐤄 koh So in this manner HD יִהְיֶ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh shall be he will come to be HVqi3ms זַרְעֶֽ/ךָ 𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊 zareekha your offspring your seed HNcmsc/Sp2ms
Verse 10
And he took and he took for him — [direct object marker] object-marker all entirety of these these ones and divided and he cut in pieces them them in the midst in the midst and placed and he gave each man piece his cut-piece opposite to encounter its mate his associate and [direct object marker] and object-marker the birds the chirping bird not not divided he cut in two
וַ/יִּֽקַּֽח 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤇 vayiqach And he took and he took HC/Vqw3ms ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for him HR/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc אֵ֗לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these these ones HPdxcp וַ/יְבַתֵּ֤ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤕𐤓 vayevater and divided and he cut in pieces HC/Vpw3ms אֹתָ/ם֙ 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp בַּ/תָּ֔וֶךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 batavekhe in the midst in the midst HRd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּתֵּ֥ן 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍 vayiten and placed and he gave HC/Vqw3ms אִישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each man HNcmsa בִּתְר֖/וֹ 𐤁𐤕𐤓/𐤅 bitero piece his cut-piece HNcmsc/Sp3ms לִ/קְרַ֣את 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 liqerat opposite to encounter HR/Vqc רֵעֵ֑/הוּ 𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 reehu its mate his associate HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To הַ/צִפֹּ֖ר 𐤄/𐤑𐤐𐤓 hatsipor the birds the chirping bird HTd/Ncbsa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn בָתָֽר 𐤁𐤕𐤓 vatar divided he cut in two HVqp3ms
Verse 13
And He said and he said to Abram to Exalted Father to Averam surely to know indeed know you will know that for/because stranger resident sojourner will be he will come to be your offspring your seed in a land in land not not theirs — and they will serve them and they served them and they will afflict and they afflicted them them four four hundred hundreds years year-cycle
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And He said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לְ/אַבְרָ֗ם 𐤋/𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 leaveram to Abram to Exalted Father to Averam HR/Np יָדֹ֨עַ 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yadoa surely to know indeed HVqa תֵּדַ֜ע 𐤕𐤃𐤏 teda know you will know HVqi2ms כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC גֵ֣ר 𐤂𐤓 ger stranger resident sojourner HNcmsa יִהְיֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh will be he will come to be HVqi3ms זַרְעֲ/ךָ֗ 𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊 zareakha your offspring your seed HNcmsc/Sp2ms בְּ/אֶ֨רֶץ֙ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 beerets in a land in land HR/Ncbsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn לָ/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem theirs HR/Sp3mp וַ/עֲבָד֖וּ/ם 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤅/𐤌 vaavadum and they will serve them and they served them HC/Vqp3cp/Sp3mp וְ/עִנּ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤏𐤍𐤅 veinu and they will afflict and they afflicted HC/Vpp3cp אֹתָ֑/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 otam them them HTo/Sp3mp אַרְבַּ֥ע 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏 areba four four HAcfsa מֵא֖וֹת 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 meot hundred hundreds HAcbpa שָׁנָֽה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah years year-cycle HNcfsa
Verse 18
on that day in the day that he made he cut off the LORD Yahweh Yahweh — object-marker Abram Exalted Father Averam covenant binding agreement saying to say to your offspring to your seed I have given I gave — object-marker the land the earth this this one from the river from river-of of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim to up to the river the river the great the great one river river of the Euphrates Euphrates Perat
בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on that day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֗וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms כָּרַ֧ת 𐤊𐤓𐤕 karat made he cut off HVqp3ms יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HR אַבְרָ֖ם 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤌 averam Abram Exalted Father Averam HNp בְּרִ֣ית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit covenant binding agreement HNcfsa לֵ/אמֹ֑ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc לְ/זַרְעֲ/ךָ֗ 𐤋/𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤊 lezareakha to your offspring to your seed HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms נָתַ֨תִּי֙ 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 natati I have given I gave HVqp1cs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker HTo הָ/אָ֣רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the land the earth HTd/Ncbsa הַ/זֹּ֔את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one HTd/Pdxfs מִ/נְּהַ֣ר 𐤌/𐤍𐤄𐤓 minehar from the river from river-of HR/Ncmsc מִצְרַ֔יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to up to HR הַ/נָּהָ֥ר 𐤄/𐤍𐤄𐤓 hanahar the river the river HTd/Ncmsa הַ/גָּדֹ֖ל 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤋 hagadol the great the great one HTd/Aamsa נְהַר 𐤍𐤄𐤓 nehar river river of HNcmsc פְּרָֽת 𐤐𐤓𐤕 perat the Euphrates Euphrates Perat HNp
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