Genesis 15:8 “But Abram replied, “Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?””

Genesis 15:8

But Abram replied, “Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

He said, “Lord GOD, how will I know that I will inherit it?”

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

And he said, O Lord God, whereby shall I knowe that I shall inherite it?

Darby Translation

And he said, Lord Jehovah, how shall I know that I shall possess it?

Young's Literal Translation

and he saith, 'Lord Jehovah, whereby do I know that I possess it?'

Bible in Basic English

And he said, O Lord God, how may I be certain that it will be mine?

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Cross references

“And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?”

Luke 1:18 Luke 1:34 2 Kings 20:8 Isaiah 7:11 Judges 6:17–24 Judges 6:36–40

Luke 1:18 · BSB

“How can I be sure of this?” Zechariah asked the angel. “I am an old man, and my wife is well along in years.”

Luke 1:34 · BSB

“How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”

2 Kings 20:8 · BSB

Now Hezekiah had asked Isaiah, “What will be the sign that the LORD will heal me and that I will go up to the house of the LORD on the third day?”

Isaiah 7:11 · BSB

“Ask for a sign from the LORD your God, whether from the depths of Sheol or the heights of heaven.”

Judges 6:17–24 · BSB

Gideon answered, “If I have found favor in Your sight, give me a sign that it is You speaking with me.

Judges 6:36–40 · BSB

Then Gideon said to God, “If You are going to save Israel by my hand, as You have said,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”

9And the LORD said to him, “Bring Me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a turtledove and a young pigeon.”

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