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Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 136: 1) my lord, lord <BR> 1a) of men <BR> 1b) of God <BR> 2) Lord-title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence">136</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 136 -- Occurrence 2 of 448">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֲדֹנָ֣י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/adonai_136.htm" title="'a·do·Nai: Lord -- Occurrence 2 of 419.">’ă-ḏō-nāy</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Lord</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One'<BR> 1) the proper name of the one true God <BR> 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3068 -- Occurrence 69 of 6220">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יֱהוִ֔ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yahweh_3068.htm" title="Yah·weh,: GOD -- Occurrence 69 of 6218.">Yah-weh,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">GOD</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4100: interr pron<BR> 1) what, how, of what kind <BR> 1a) (interrogative) <BR> 1a1) what? <BR> 1a2) of what kind <BR> 1a3) what? (rhetorical) <BR> 1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what <BR> 1b) (adverb) <BR> 1b1) how, how now <BR> 1b2) why <BR> 1b3) how! (exclamation) <BR> 1c) (with prep) <BR> 1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means? <BR> 1c2) because of what? <BR> 1c3) the like of what? <BR> 1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often? <BR> 1c3b) for how long? <BR> 1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose? <BR> 1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore? <BR> indef pron <BR> 2) anything, aught, what may">4100</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4100 -- Occurrence 10 of 745">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בַּמָּ֥ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/bammah_4100.htm" title="bam·Mah: how -- Occurrence 1 of 7.">bam-māh</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">by what</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Interrogative">Prep-b | Interrog</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3045: 1) to know <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to know <BR> 1a1a) to know, learn to know <BR> 1a1b) to perceive <BR> 1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern <BR> 1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish <BR> 1a1e) to know by experience <BR> 1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess <BR> 1a1g) to consider <BR> 1a2) to know, be acquainted with <BR> 1a3) to know (a person carnally) <BR> 1a4) to know how, be skilful in <BR> 1a5) to have knowledge, be wise <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed <BR> 1b2) to make oneself known <BR> 1b3) to be perceived <BR> 1b4) to be instructed <BR> 1c) (Piel) to cause to know <BR> 1d) (Poal) to cause to know <BR> 1e) (Pual) <BR> 1e1) to be known <BR> 1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle) <BR> 1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare <BR> 1g) (Hophal) to be made known <BR> 1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself">3045</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3045 -- Occurrence 12 of 942">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֵדַ֖ע<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/eda_3045.htm" title="'e·Da': know -- Occurrence 1 of 14.">’ê-ḏa‘</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">shall I know</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular">V-Qal-Imperf-1cs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since <BR> 1a) that <BR> 1a1) yea, indeed <BR> 1b) when (of time) <BR> 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) <BR> 1c) because, since (causal connection) <BR> 1d) but (after negative) <BR> 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if <BR> 1f) but rather, but <BR> 1g) except that <BR> 1h) only, nevertheless <BR> 1i) surely <BR> 1j) that is <BR> 1k) but if <BR> 1l) for though <BR> 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore">3588</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3588 -- Occurrence 58 of 4481">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כִּ֥י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ki_3588.htm" title="ki: for -- Occurrence 57 of 4334.">kî</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">that</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3423: 1) to seize, dispossess, take possession off, inherit, disinherit, occupy, impoverish, be an heir <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to take possession of <BR> 1a2) to inherit <BR> 1a3) to impoverish, come to poverty, be poor <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be dispossessed, be impoverished, come to poverty <BR> 1c) (Piel) to devour <BR> 1d) (Hiphil) <BR> 1d1) to cause to possess or inherit <BR> 1d2) to cause others to possess or inherit <BR> 1d3) to impoverish <BR> 1d4) to dispossess <BR> 1d5) to destroy, bring to ruin, disinherit">3423</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3423 -- Occurrence 5 of 231">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אִֽירָשֶֽׁנָּה׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/irashennah_3423.htm" title="'I·ra·Shen·nah.: will possess -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">’î-rā-šen-nāh.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">I will possess it</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular :: third person feminine singular">V-Qal-Imperf-1cs | 3fse</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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3068: the proper name of the God of Israel">יֱהוִ֔ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4100.htm" title="bam·mah: how -- 4100: what? how? anything">בַּמָּ֥ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3045.htm" title="e·da: know -- 3045: to know">אֵדַ֖ע</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3588.htm" title="ki: for -- 3588: that, for, when">כִּ֥י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3423.htm" title="i·ra·shen·nah.: will possess -- 3423: to take possession of, inherit, dispossess">אִֽירָשֶֽׁנָּה׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/genesis/15.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/559.htm" title="'amar (aw-mar') -- answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge">And he said</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/136.htm" title="'Adonay (ad-o-noy') -- (my) Lord">Lord</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3069.htm" title="Yhovih (yeh-ho-vee') -- God">GOD</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/4100.htm" title="mah (maw) -- how (long, oft, (- soever)), (no-)thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing)">whereby</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3045.htm" title="yada' (yaw-dah') -- acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-)awares">shall I know</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3423.htm" title="yarash (yaw-rash') -- cast out, consume, destroy, disinherit, dispossess, drive(-ing) out, enjoy, expel">that I shall inherit it</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/15.htm">בראשית 15:8 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יֱהוִ֔ה בַּמָּ֥ה אֵדַ֖ע כִּ֥י אִֽירָשֶֽׁנָּה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/15.htm">בראשית 15:8 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויאמר אדני יהוה במה אדע כי אירשנה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/15.htm">בראשית 15:8 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ויאמר אדני יהוה במה אדע כי אירשנה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/15.htm">בראשית 15:8 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ויאמר אדני יהוה במה אדע כי אירשנה׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/genesis/15-8.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/15.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />He said, "O Lord GOD, how may I know that I will possess it?"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But he said, "Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?" <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tskverse"><a href="/genesis/24-2.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Genesis 24:2-4,13,14</span> And Abraham said to his oldest servant of his house, that ruled over …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/judges/6-17.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Judges 6:17-24,36-40</span> And he said to him, If now I have found grace in your sight, then …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/14-9.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 14:9,10</span> If they say thus to us, Tarry until we come to you; then we will …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_kings/20-8.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Kings 20:8</span> And Hezekiah said to Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the LORD …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/86-17.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 86:17</span> Show me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/isaiah/7-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Isaiah 7:11</span> Ask you a sign of the LORD your God; ask it either in the depth, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/luke/1-18.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Luke 1:18,34</span> And Zacharias said to the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/genesis/15-8.htm">Genesis 15:8</a> • <a href="/niv/genesis/15-8.htm">Genesis 15:8 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/genesis/15-8.htm">Genesis 15:8 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/genesis/15-8.htm">Genesis 15:8 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/genesis/15-8.htm">Genesis 15:8 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/genesis/15-8.htm">Genesis 15:8 KJV</a> • 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