Genesis 15:8

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

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7And He said to him, I am the Lord, who brought thee forth from Ura of the Kasdaee, to give thee this land to inherit it.

9And He said to him, Bring Me three calves, and three goats, and three rams, and a turtle dove, and the young of a pigeon.

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Cross References

Genesis 24:2And Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his house, who had authority over all which was his, Put now thy hand under my thigh,

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 →

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