Genesis 15:4
Then the word of the LORD came to Abram, saying, “This one will not be your heir, but one who comes from your own body will be your heir.”
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ASV
And, behold, the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying, This man shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.
KJV
And, behold, the word of the Lord came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהִנֵּ֨ה | ve.hi.Neh | and there! | H2009 → |
| דְבַר־ | de.var- | [the] word of | H1697 → |
| יְהוָ֤ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֵלָיו֙ | 'e.Lav | [was] to him | H413 → |
| לֵאמֹ֔ר | le.Mor | <to> saying | H559 → |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| יִֽירָשְׁךָ֖ | yi.ra.she.Kha | he will inherit you | H3423 → |
| זֶ֑ה | Zeh | this [one] | H2088 → |
| כִּי־ | ki- | that | H3588 → |
| אִם֙ | 'im | except | H518 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | 'a.Sher | [one] who | H834 → |
| יֵצֵ֣א | ye.Tze' | he will come out | H3318 → |
| מִמֵּעֶ֔יךָ | mi.me.'Ei.kha | from inward parts your | H4578 → |
| ה֖וּא | hu' | he | H1931 → |
| יִֽירָשֶֽׁךָ׃ | Yi.ra.She.kha | he will inherit you | H3423 → |
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