Genesis 15:8
And he said, Adonoi Hashem, how can I have da'as that I will be its yoresh?
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 Avraham said unto his eved zekan of his bais, hamoshel (that ruled) over all that he had, Put, now, thy yad under my thigh;
Judges 6:17And he said unto Him, If now I have found chen in Thy sight, then show me an ot that Thou speakest with me.
1 Samuel 14:9If they say thus unto us, Stand still until we come to you; then we will stand still tachteinu (in our place), and will not go up unto them.
Psalms 86:17Show me an ot (sign) for tovah; 1 that they which hate me may see it, and be put to shame; 1 because Thou, Hashem, hast helped me, and comforted me.
Jeremiah 34:18And I will give the anashim that have transgressed My Brit, which have not performed the Devarim of the Brit (covenant) which they had cut before Me, when they cut the egel (calf) in two, and passed between the parts thereof,
Luke 1:18And Zecharyah said to the malach, Just how will I have daas that this is so? For I am old and my isha is advanced in her yamim (days). + 1:18 Gn 15:8; 17:17
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 →