Genesis 15:8 — King James Version← Study notes
“And he said, Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?”
Genesis 15:8 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 15:87 words
וַיֹּאמַרwayōʾmarAnd say
אֲדֹנָיʾădōnāyLord
יֱהוִהyĕhwihLord GOD
בַּמָּהbamāhIn what?
אֵדַעʾēdaʿKnow
כִּיkîRelative conjunction
אִירָשֶׁנָּהʾîrāšenāhOccupy
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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