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Genesis 15:8 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Genesis 15:8Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 15:87 words
וַיֹּאמַרwayōʾmarAnd say
אֲדֹנָיʾădōnāyLord
יֱהוִהyĕhwihLord GOD
בַּמָּהbamāhIn what?
אֵדַעʾēdaʿKnow
כִּיRelative conjunction
אִירָשֶׁנָּהʾîrāšenāhOccupy
Words read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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וַיֹּאמַרwayōʾmarAnd say
אֲדֹנָיʾădōnāyLord
יֱהוִהyĕhwihLord GOD
בַּמָּהbamāhIn what?
אֵדַעʾēdaʿKnow
כִּיRelative conjunction
אִירָשֶׁנָּהʾîrāšenāhOccupy

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