Genesis 15:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He said,וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
(vai·yo·mar;)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"O Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י
(a·do·nai)
136: Lordan emphatic form of adon
GOD,יֱהוִ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
howבַּמָּ֥ה
(bam·mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
may I knowאֵדַ֖ע
(e·da)
3045: to knowa prim. root
that I will possessאִֽירָשֶֽׁנָּה׃
(i·ra·shen·nah.)
3423: to take possession of, inherit, dispossessa prim. root
it?" 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Lord
'Adonay  (ad-o-noy')
the Lord (used as a proper name of God only) -- (my) Lord.
GOD
Yhovih  (yeh-ho-vee')
God.
whereby
mah  (maw)
how (long, oft, (-soever), (no-)thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
shall I know
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
that I shall inherit it
yarash  (yaw-rash')
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He said, "O Lord GOD, how may I know that I will possess it?"

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But he said, "Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?"

International Standard Version
But he replied, "Lord GOD, how will I know that I will inherit it?"

NET Bible
But Abram said, "O sovereign LORD, by what can I know that I am to possess it?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Abram asked, "Almighty LORD, how can I be certain that I will take possession of it?"

King James 2000 Bible
And he said, Lord GOD, how shall I know that I shall inherit it?
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