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and he counted it to him for righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And he believed in the LORD, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then he believed in the LORD; and He credited it to him as righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then he believed in the LORD; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then he believed in the LORD; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then he believed in Yahweh; and He counted it to him as righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Abram believed in (affirmed, trusted in, relied on, remained steadfast to) the LORD; and He counted (credited) it to him as righteousness (doing right in regard to God and man).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Abram believed the LORD, and He credited it to him as righteousness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Abram believed the LORD, so the LORD was pleased with him and accepted him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD regarded that faith to be his approval of Abram.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Abram put his trust in the LORD, and because of this the LORD was pleased with him and accepted him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD considered his response of faith as proof of genuine loyalty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />And he believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He believed in Yahweh, who credited it to him for righteousness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he has believed in YHWH, and He reckons it to him—righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he hath believed in Jehovah, and He reckoneth it to him -- righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he believed in Jehovah; and it shall be reckoned to him justice.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Abram believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Abram believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Abram put his faith in the LORD, who attributed it to him as an act of righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And he believed the LORD; and the LORD reckoned it to him as righteousness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Abram believed in the LORD; and it was counted to him for righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Abram believed in God and it was accounted to him for righteousness.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he believed in the LORD; and He counted it to him for righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Abram believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/15-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=3157" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/15.htm">God's Covenant with Abram</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.” <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/539.htm" title="539: wə·he·’ĕ·min (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To confirm, support. ">Abram believed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: way·yaḥ·šə·ḇe·hā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To think, account. ">and it was credited</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to him</a> <a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="6666: ṣə·ḏā·qāh (N-fs) -- Righteousness. From tsadaq; rightness, subjectively, objectively, morally or figuratively.">as righteousness.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-3.htm">Romans 4:3</a></span><br />For what does the Scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-6.htm">Galatians 3:6</a></span><br />So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-23.htm">James 2:23</a></span><br />And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-8.htm">Hebrews 11:8-12</a></span><br />By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going. / By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. / For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-22.htm">Romans 4:22</a></span><br />This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-7.htm">Galatians 3:7-9</a></span><br />Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham. / The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” / So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-5.htm">Romans 4:5</a></span><br />However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-9.htm">Romans 4:9-11</a></span><br />Is this blessing only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness. / In what context was it credited? Was it after his circumcision, or before? It was not after, but before. / And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/4-20.htm">Romans 4:20-24</a></span><br />Yet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, / being fully persuaded that God was able to do what He had promised. / This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-17.htm">Hebrews 11:17-19</a></span><br />By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son, / even though God had said to him, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.” / Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead, and in a sense, he did receive Isaac back from death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/106-31.htm">Psalm 106:31</a></span><br />It was credited to him as righteousness for endless generations to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-4.htm">Habakkuk 2:4</a></span><br />Look at the proud one; his soul is not upright—but the righteous will live by faith—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-11.htm">Isaiah 53:11</a></span><br />After the anguish of His soul, He will see the light of life and be satisfied. By His knowledge My righteous Servant will justify many, and He will bear their iniquities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-17.htm">Romans 1:17</a></span><br />For the gospel reveals the righteousness of God that comes by faith from start to finish, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-11.htm">Galatians 3:11</a></span><br />Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, “The righteous will live by faith.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.</p><p class="hdg">he believed.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/4-3.htm">Romans 4:3-6,9,20-25</a></b></br> For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/galatians/3-6.htm">Galatians 3:6-14</a></b></br> Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/hebrews/11-8.htm">Hebrews 11:8</a></b></br> By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.</p><p class="hdg">he counted.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/106-31.htm">Psalm 106:31</a></b></br> And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto all generations for evermore.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/4-11.htm">Romans 4:11,22</a></b></br> And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which <i>he had yet</i> being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_corinthians/5-19.htm">2 Corinthians 5:19</a></b></br> To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/15-5.htm">Abram</a> <a href="/genesis/12-16.htm">Account</a> <a href="/jude/1-5.htm">Believed</a> <a href="/genesis/13-16.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/james/2-23.htm">Credited</a> <a href="/revelation/14-12.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/james/2-23.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/romans/4-6.htm">Reckoneth</a> <a href="/genesis/7-1.htm">Righteousness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/15-8.htm">Abram</a> <a href="/genesis/18-26.htm">Account</a> <a href="/genesis/45-26.htm">Believed</a> <a href="/genesis/30-33.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/1_samuel/18-8.htm">Credited</a> <a href="/genesis/31-7.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/genesis/31-15.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/genesis/38-15.htm">Reckoneth</a> <a href="/genesis/18-19.htm">Righteousness</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/15-1.htm">God encourages Abram, who asks for an heir.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/15-4.htm">God promises him a son, and a multiplying of his seed.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/15-6.htm">Abram is justified by faith.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/15-7.htm">Canaan is promised again, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/15-9.htm">and confirmed by a sign, and a vision,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">prophetic of the condition of his posterity till brought out of Egypt.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Abram believed the LORD</b><br>This phrase highlights Abram's faith, which is central to his relationship with God. In the context of <a href="/genesis/15.htm">Genesis 15</a>, God had just promised Abram numerous descendants and land. Abram's belief is significant because it occurs before the fulfillment of these promises, demonstrating trust in God's word. This act of faith is foundational in the biblical narrative and is later referenced in the New Testament, particularly in <a href="/romans/4-3.htm">Romans 4:3</a> and <a href="/galatians/3-6.htm">Galatians 3:6</a>, where Paul uses Abram's faith as a model for Christian belief. Abram's faith is not based on visible evidence but on the assurance of God's promise, illustrating the essence of faith as described in <a href="/hebrews/11.htm">Hebrews 11:1</a>.<p><b>and it was credited to him</b><br>The term "credited" is an accounting term, indicating that something is reckoned or counted. In the cultural and historical context, this implies a legal or formal acknowledgment of a status or condition. This concept of crediting righteousness is pivotal in understanding the doctrine of justification by faith, which is a cornerstone of Christian theology. It suggests that righteousness is not earned by works but is granted by God through faith. This principle is further elaborated in the New Testament, where it is applied to all believers, showing that righteousness before God is a gift, not a result of human effort.<p><b>as righteousness</b><br>Righteousness in this context refers to a right standing before God. In the ancient Near Eastern context, righteousness was often associated with fulfilling obligations in relationships, whether with God or with others. Abram's faith is seen as fulfilling his relational obligation to trust God, and thus God considers him righteous. This sets a precedent for the biblical theme that righteousness is based on faith rather than adherence to the law, a theme that is central to the teachings of Jesus and the apostles. The concept of righteousness through faith is also prophetic, pointing to the coming of Jesus Christ, who embodies perfect righteousness and offers it to believers through faith in Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/abram.htm">Abram (Abraham)</a></b><br>A key patriarch in the Bible, Abram is called by God to leave his homeland and is promised to be the father of a great nation. His faith is central to this passage.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-making God who speaks to Abram, promising him descendants as numerous as the stars.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_promise.htm">Covenant Promise</a></b><br>This event is part of God's covenant with Abram, where God promises him numerous descendants and land.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_as_righteousness.htm">Faith as Righteousness</a></b><br>Abram's belief in God's promise was counted as righteousness, illustrating that faith, not works, is the basis of a right relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_faith.htm">The Nature of Faith</a></b><br>True faith involves trust and reliance on God's promises, even when circumstances seem impossible.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>God's promises are sure, and He is faithful to fulfill them, as seen in His covenant with Abram.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/imputed_righteousness.htm">Imputed Righteousness</a></b><br>Just as Abram's faith was credited as righteousness, believers today are justified by faith in Christ.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_by_faith.htm">Living by Faith</a></b><br>Believers are called to live by faith, trusting in God's promises and His plan for their lives.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_salvation_in_the_old_testament.htm">How is salvation achieved in the Old Testament?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_were_old_testament_saints_saved.htm">How were Old Testament saints saved before Jesus?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_serves_the_lord_with_true_faith.htm">Who serves the Lord with unwavering devotion and faith?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_mastema_in_religious_texts.htm">What defines the path of the righteous?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">He believed in the Lord (in Jehovah)</span> . . . --We have here the germ of the doctrine of free justification. Abram was both a holy man and one who proved his faith by his works; but nevertheless the inspired narrator inserts this reflection, not after the history of the offering of Isaac, but in the account of this vision, where all that Abram did was to believe, and for that belief's sake was accounted righteous before God. For the definite conclusions deduced from this verse by St. Paul see Romans 4. The quotation there is from the LXX., and gives the general sense, but the correct rendering of the Hebrew is that given in our version.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And he believed in the Lord</span>. The hiphil of the verb <span class="accented">aman, to</span> prop or stay, signifies to build upon, hence to rest one's faith upon; and this describes exactly the mental act of the patriarch, who reposed his confidence in the Divine character, and based his hope of a future seed on the Divine word. <span class="cmt_word">And he counted it to him.</span> <span class="greek">Ἐλογίσθη</span> <span class="greek">αὐτῷ</span> (LXX.), which is followed by nearly all the ancient versions, and by Paul in <a href="/romans/4-3.htm">Romans 4:3</a>; but the suffix <span class="hebrew">ך</span> (a feminine for a neuter, as in <a href="/job/5-9.htm">Job 5:9</a>; <a href="/psalms/12-4.htm">Psalm 12:4</a>; <a href="/psalms/27-4.htm">Psalm 27:4</a>; <span class="accented">vide</span> Glass, ' Phil,' lib. 3. cp. 1:19), clearly indicates the object of the action expressed by the verb <span class="hebrew">הָשַׁב</span>, to think, to meditate, and then to impute (<span class="greek">λογίζομαι</span>), followed by <span class="hebrew">לְ</span> of pers. and acc. of the thing (cf. <a href="/2_samuel/19-20.htm">2 Samuel 19:20</a>; <a href="/psalms/32-2.htm">Psalm 32:2</a>). The thing in this case was his faith in the Divine promise. <span class="cmt_word">For righteousness</span>. <span class="hebrew">צְדְקְהְ</span> - <span class="greek">εἰς δίκαιοσύνην</span> (LXX.); neither for merit and justice (Rabbi Solomon, Jarchi, Ealiseh), nor as a proof of his probity (Gesenius, Rosenmüller); but unto and with a view to justification (<a href="/romans/4-3.htm">Romans 4:3</a>), so that God treated him as a righteous person (A Lapide), not, however, in the sense that he was now "correspondent to the will of God both in character and conduct" (Keil), but in the sense that he was now before God accepted and forgiven' (Luther, Calvin, Murphy, Candlish), which "passive righteousness, however, ultimately wrought in him an "active righteousness of complete conformity to the Divine will" ('Speaker's Commentary'). <p> CHAPTER 15:7-21 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/15-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Abram believed</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֶאֱמִ֖ן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·he·’ĕ·min)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_539.htm">Strong's 539: </a> </span><span class="str2">To confirm, support</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּֽיהוָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and it was credited</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yaḥ·šə·ḇe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> </span><span class="str2">To think, account</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to him</span><br /><span class="heb">לּ֖וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">as righteousness.</span><br /><span class="heb">צְדָקָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ḏā·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6666.htm">Strong's 6666: </a> </span><span class="str2">Rightness, subjectively, objectively</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/15-6.htm">OT Law: Genesis 15:6 He believed in Yahweh (Gen. 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