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afterward they shall come out with great possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I will also judge the nation whom they will serve, and afterward they will come out with many possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220But I will also judge the nation whom they will serve, and afterward they will come out with many possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“But I will also judge the nation whom they will serve; and afterward they will come out with many possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But I will also judge the nation to whom they are enslaved, and afterward they will come out with many possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But on that nation whom your descendants will serve I will bring judgment, and afterward they will come out [of that land] with great possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />However, I will judge the nation they serve, and afterward they will go out with many possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />However, I will judge the nation they serve, and afterward they will go out with many possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge; and afterward shall they come out with great substance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But I will punish the nation they serve, and after that they will come out with many possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But I will punish the nation that enslaves them, and when they leave that foreign land, they will take great wealth with them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />However, I will judge the nation that they serve, and later they will leave there with many possessions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />But I will execute judgment on the nation that they will serve. Afterward they will come out with many possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But I will also judge that nation whom they will serve. And afterward they will come out with many possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And also that nation which they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will also judge that nation, whom they will serve. Afterward they will come out with great wealth; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and the nation also whom they serve I judge, and after this they go out with great substance;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and the nation also whom they serve I judge, and after this they go out with great substance;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And also the nation whom they shall serve, I will judge, and after this they shall come forth with great substance.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But I will judge the nation which they shall serve, and after this they shall come out with great substance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Yet truly, I will judge the nation that they will serve, and after this they will depart with great substance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But I will bring judgment on the nation they must serve, and after this they will go out with great wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />but I will bring judgment on the nation that they serve, and afterward they shall come out with great possessions.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But I will judge the nation which they shall serve; and afterward they shall come out with great wealth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Also the people whom they serve I judge, and after this they will go out with great possessions.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge; and afterward shall they come out with great substance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the nation whomsoever they shall serve I will judge; and after this, they shall come forth hither with much property.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/15-14.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=3226" 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 Confirms His Promise</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: wə·ḡam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">But</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/595.htm" title="595: ’ā·nō·ḵî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Sometimes; a primitive pro. I.">I</a> <a href="/hebrew/1777.htm" title="1777: dān (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To judge. Or duwn; a primitive roy a straight course, i.e. Sail direct.">will judge</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: hag·gō·w (Art:: N-ms) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">the nation</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: ya·‘ă·ḇō·ḏū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">they serve as slaves,</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: wə·’a·ḥă·rê- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after.">and afterward</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: yê·ṣə·’ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">they will depart</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">with many</a> <a href="/hebrew/7399.htm" title="7399: bir·ḵuš (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Property, goods. Or rkush; from passive participle of rakash; property.">possessions.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.…<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="/exodus/12-40.htm">Exodus 12:40-41</a></span><br />Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years. / At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the LORD’s divisions went out of the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-6.htm">Acts 7:6-7</a></span><br />God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. / ‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/3-21.htm">Exodus 3:21-22</a></span><br />And I will grant this people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that when you leave, you will not go away empty-handed. / Every woman shall ask her neighbor and any woman staying in her house for silver and gold jewelry and clothing, and you will put them on your sons and daughters. So you will plunder the Egyptians.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/11-1.htm">Exodus 11:1-2</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “I will bring upon Pharaoh and Egypt one more plague. After that, he will allow you to leave this place. And when he lets you go, he will drive you out completely. / Now announce to the people that men and women alike should ask their neighbors for articles of silver and gold.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/6-6.htm">Exodus 6:6</a></span><br />Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians and deliver you from their bondage. I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/6-21.htm">Deuteronomy 6:21-22</a></span><br />then you are to tell him, “We were slaves of Pharaoh in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. / Before our eyes the LORD inflicted great and devastating signs and wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/7-4.htm">Exodus 7:4-5</a></span><br />Pharaoh will not listen to you. Then I will lay My hand on Egypt, and by mighty acts of judgment I will bring the divisions of My people the Israelites out of the land of Egypt. / And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-35.htm">Exodus 12:35-36</a></span><br />Furthermore, the Israelites acted on Moses’ word and asked the Egyptians for articles of silver and gold, and for clothing. / And the LORD gave the people such favor in the sight of the Egyptians that they granted their request. In this way they plundered the Egyptians.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-37.htm">Psalm 105:37</a></span><br />He brought Israel out with silver and gold, and none among His tribes stumbled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/9-15.htm">Exodus 9:15-16</a></span><br />For by this time I could have stretched out My hand and struck you and your people with a plague to wipe you off the earth. / But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might display My power to you, and that My name might be proclaimed in all the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-30.htm">Exodus 14:30-31</a></span><br />That day the LORD saved Israel from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the shore. / When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/10-1.htm">Exodus 10:1-2</a></span><br />Then the LORD said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh, for I have hardened his heart and the hearts of his officials, that I may perform these miraculous signs of Mine among them, / and that you may tell your children and grandchildren how severely I dealt with the Egyptians when I performed miraculous signs among them, so that all of you may know that I am the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/13-14.htm">Exodus 13:14</a></span><br />In the future, when your son asks you, ‘What does this mean?’ you are to tell him, ‘With a mighty hand the LORD brought us out of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-14.htm">Exodus 15:14-16</a></span><br />The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia. / Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away, / and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have bought pass by.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-34.htm">Deuteronomy 4:34</a></span><br />Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation—by trials, signs, wonders, and war, by a strong hand and an outstretched arm, and by great terrors—as the LORD your God did for you in Egypt, before your eyes?</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.</p><p class="hdg">that.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/46-1.htm">Genesis 46:1-34</a></b></br> And Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices unto the God of his father Isaac… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/6-5.htm">Exodus 6:5,6</a></b></br> And I have also heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage; and I have remembered my covenant… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/7-1.htm">Exodus 7:1-14:31</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh: and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet… </p><p class="hdg">with.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/3-21.htm">Exodus 3:21,22</a></b></br> And I will give this people favour in the sight of the Egyptians: and it shall come to pass, that, when ye go, ye shall not go empty: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/12-35.htm">Exodus 12:35,36</a></b></br> And the children of Israel did according to the word of Moses; and they borrowed of the Egyptians jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/105-37.htm">Psalm 105:37</a></b></br> He brought them forth also with silver and gold: and <i>there was</i> not one feeble <i>person</i> among their tribes.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/10-18.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/genesis/10-18.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/genesis/15-12.htm">Great</a> <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/revelation/20-4.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/genesis/12-2.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/genesis/14-16.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/genesis/15-4.htm">Property</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-14.htm">Punish</a> <a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/genesis/14-21.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/genesis/15-2.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/23-19.htm">Afterward</a> <a href="/genesis/18-5.htm">Afterwards</a> <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/16-5.htm">Judge</a> <a href="/genesis/18-19.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/genesis/17-20.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/genesis/26-14.htm">Possessions</a> <a href="/genesis/23-4.htm">Property</a> <a href="/exodus/32-34.htm">Punish</a> <a href="/genesis/17-23.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/genesis/25-23.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/genesis/20-14.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/genesis/30-29.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/genesis/26-13.htm">Wealth</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'; 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The judgment on Egypt is fulfilled in the narrative of the Exodus, where God sends plagues to compel Pharaoh to release the Israelites (Exodus 7-12). This judgment demonstrates God's sovereignty and justice, as He holds nations accountable for their actions. The concept of divine judgment is a recurring theme throughout the Bible, emphasizing God's role as the ultimate judge of nations and individuals (<a href="/psalms/9-7.htm">Psalm 9:7-8</a>).<p><b>and afterward they will depart with many possessions</b><br>This prophecy is fulfilled in <a href="/exodus/12-35.htm">Exodus 12:35-36</a>, where the Israelites leave Egypt with silver, gold, and clothing given to them by the Egyptians. This transfer of wealth signifies God's provision and blessing upon His people, as well as a form of recompense for their years of slavery. The departure with possessions also prefigures the ultimate deliverance and inheritance believers receive through Christ, who liberates from the bondage of sin and grants spiritual riches (<a href="/ephesians/1-3.htm">Ephesians 1:3-14</a>). The theme of God providing for His people is consistent throughout Scripture, illustrating His faithfulness and generosity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/abram.htm">Abram (Abraham)</a></b><br>The recipient of God's covenant and promises, including the prophecy of his descendants' future enslavement and eventual liberation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nation.htm">The Nation (Egypt)</a></b><br>The nation that would enslave Abram's descendants, later identified as Egypt, where the Israelites were held in bondage for 400 years.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The divine intervention where God promises to judge the nation that enslaves Abram's descendants, leading to their liberation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exodus.htm">The Exodus</a></b><br>The event where the Israelites, led by Moses, depart from Egypt with great wealth, fulfilling God's promise to Abram.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/possessions.htm">Possessions</a></b><br>The wealth and goods that the Israelites would take with them upon leaving Egypt, symbolizing God's provision and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_faithfulness.htm">God's Sovereignty and Faithfulness</a></b><br>God's promise to Abram demonstrates His control over history and His faithfulness to fulfill His word, even through generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_justice.htm">Divine Justice</a></b><br>God's judgment on the nation that enslaves His people underscores His commitment to justice and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/provision_in_liberation.htm">Provision in Liberation</a></b><br>The promise of departing with many possessions illustrates God's provision and blessing, even in the midst of suffering and oppression.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>The prophecy and its fulfillment remind believers to trust in God's timing and plan, even when circumstances seem dire.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_deliverance.htm">Hope in Deliverance</a></b><br>The account offers hope that God will deliver His people from bondage, both physically and spiritually, in His perfect timing.<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/what_is_the_lord's_oracle.htm">Did they take valuables from the Egyptians?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_they_take_egyptian_valuables.htm">Did they take valuables from the Egyptians?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_nomads_get_gold_in_exodus_25_2.htm">Exodus 25:2 – How could a nomadic people realistically possess or acquire so much gold and other precious materials in the wilderness? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_exalt_israel's_horn,_not_others.htm">Why is God said to exalt 'the horn of his people' only for Israel, excluding other nations? (Psalm 148:14)</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>(14) <span class= "bld">That nation.</span>--Had it been expressly revealed that the country that would afflict them was Egypt, the patriarchs might have been unwilling to go thither; but the reference to the plagues in the denunciation of judgment, and to the spoiling of the Egyptians in the promise that they should "come out with great substance" (<a href="/exodus/12-36.htm" title="And the LORD gave the people favor in the sight of the Egyptians, so that they lent to them such things as they required. And they spoiled the Egyptians.">Exodus 12:36</a>), gave detail sufficient for future guidance, and for their assurance in time to come that the promise had been fulfilled.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And also that nation</span> (the name of which he does not reveal, in case of seeming to interfere with the free volition of his creatures, who, while accomplishing his high designs and secret purposes, are ever conscious of their moral freedom), <span class="cmt_word">whom they shall serve, will I judge:</span> - <span class="accented">i.e.</span> punish after judging, which prediction was in due course fulfilled (<a href="/exodus/6-11.htm">Exodus 6:11</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">and afterward shall they come out with great substance</span> - <span class="accented">recush</span> (cf. <a href="/genesis/13-6.htm">Genesis 13:6</a>; <span class="accented">vide</span> <a href="/exodus/12-36.htm">Exodus 12:36</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/15-14.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">But</span><br /><span class="heb">וְגַ֧ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḡam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I</span><br /><span class="heb">אָנֹ֑כִי</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·nō·ḵî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_595.htm">Strong's 595: </a> </span><span class="str2">I</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will judge</span><br /><span class="heb">דָּ֣ן</span> <span class="translit">(dān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1777.htm">Strong's 1777: </a> </span><span class="str2">A straight course, sail direct</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the nation</span><br /><span class="heb">הַגּ֛וֹי</span> <span class="translit">(hag·gō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they serve as slaves,</span><br /><span class="heb">יַעֲבֹ֖דוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·ḇō·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and afterward</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַחֲרֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’a·ḥă·rê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_310.htm">Strong's 310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The hind or following part</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they will depart</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵצְא֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yê·ṣə·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with many</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּדֽוֹל׃</span> <span class="translit">(gā·ḏō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">possessions.</span><br /><span class="heb">בִּרְכֻ֥שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(bir·ḵuš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7399.htm">Strong's 7399: </a> </span><span class="str2">Property, goods</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/15-14.htm">Genesis 15:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/15-14.htm">Genesis 15:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/15-14.htm">Genesis 15:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/15-14.htm">Genesis 15:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/15-14.htm">Genesis 15:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/15-14.htm">Genesis 15:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/15-14.htm">Genesis 15:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/15-14.htm">Genesis 15:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/15-14.htm">Genesis 15:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/15-14.htm">Genesis 15:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/15-14.htm">OT Law: Genesis 15:14 I will also judge that nation whom (Gen. 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