Genesis 15:8
But he said: Lord God, whereby may I know that I shall possess it?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 24:2And he said to the elder servant of his house, who was ruler over all he had: Put thy hand under my thigh,
Judges 6:17And he said: If I have found grace before thee, give me a sign that it is thou that speakest to me,
1 Samuel 14:9If they shall speak thus to us: Stay till we come to you: let us stand still in our place, and not go up to them.
Psalms 86:17Shew me a token for good: that they who hate me may see, and be confounded, because thou, O Lord, hast helped me and hast comforted me.
Jeremiah 34:18And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, and have not performed the words of the covenant which they agreed to in my presence, when they cut the calf in two and passed between the parts thereof:
Luke 1:18And Zachary said to the angel: Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 15:8-12
7 And he said unto him, I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. 8 And he said, Lord God , whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? 9 And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. 10 And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not. 11 And when the fowls… Read the whole commentary →