Genesis 15:8
And he said, Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
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Cross References
Genesis 24:2And Abraham said unto his servant, the eldest of his house, who ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
Judges 6:17And he said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy eyes, then give me a sign that thou hast been speaking with me;
1 Samuel 14:9If they say thus unto us, Stand still until we come to you: then will we remain standing in our places, and will not go up unto them.
Psalms 86:17Display on me a sign for good, that those who hate me may see it, and be ashamed; because thou, Lord, hast helped me, and comforted me.
Jeremiah 34:18And I will give up the men that have transgressed my covenant, who have not fulfilled the words of the covenant which they had made before me, at the calf which they cut in twain, and between the parts whereof they passed,
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 →