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Genesis 15:1 — King James Version← Study notes

After these things the word of the Lord came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.


Genesis 15:1Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 15:119 words
אַחַרʾaḥarThe hind part
הַדְּבָרִיםhadəvārîmThe word
הָאֵלֶּהhāʾēlehThe these
הָיָהhāyāhExist
דְבַרdəvarWord
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֶלʾelNear
אַבְרָםʾavərāmAbram
בַּמַּחֲזֶהbamaḥăzehIn vision
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
אַלʾalNot
תִּירָאtîrāʾFear
אַבְרָםʾavərāmAbram
אָנֹכִיʾānōḵîI
מָגֵןmāgēnShield
לָךְlāḵəTo
שְׂכָרְךָśəḵārəḵāPayment of contract
הַרְבֵּהharəbēhIncrease
מְאֹדməʾōdVehemence
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Word-by-word meanings

אַחַרʾaḥarThe hind part
הַדְּבָרִיםhadəvārîmThe word
הָאֵלֶּהhāʾēlehThe these
הָיָהhāyāhExist
דְבַרdəvarWord
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֶלʾelNear
אַבְרָםʾavərāmAbram
בַּמַּחֲזֶהbamaḥăzehIn vision
לֵאמֹרlēʾmōrTo say
אַלʾalNot
תִּירָאtîrāʾFear
אַבְרָםʾavərāmAbram
אָנֹכִיʾānōḵîI
מָגֵןmāgēnShield
לָךְlāḵəTo
שְׂכָרְךָśəḵārəḵāPayment of contract
הַרְבֵּהharəbēhIncrease
מְאֹדməʾōdVehemence

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