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support, confirm, be faithful <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to support, confirm, be faithful, uphold, nourish <BR> 1a1a) foster-father (subst.) <BR> 1a1b) foster-mother, nurse <BR> 1a1c) pillars, supporters of the door <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be established, be faithful, be carried, make firm <BR> 1b1a) to be carried by a nurse <BR> 1b1b) made firm, sure, lasting <BR> 1b1c) confirmed, established, sure <BR> 1b1d) verified, confirmed <BR> 1b1e) reliable, faithful, trusty <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) <BR> 1c1) to stand firm, to trust, to be certain, to believe in <BR> 1c1a) stand firm <BR> 1c1b) trust, believe">539</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_539.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 539 -- Occurrence 1 of 108">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְהֶאֱמִ֖ן<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/veheemin_539.htm" title="ve·he·'e·Min: believed -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">wə-he-’ĕ-min</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">And he believed</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms</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 67 of 6220">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בַּֽיהוָ֑ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yahweh_3068.htm" title="Yah·weh;: the LORD -- Occurrence 67 of 6218.">Yah-weh;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">in Yahweh</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b :: Noun - proper - masculine singular">Prep-b | N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2803: 1) to think, plan, esteem, calculate, invent, make a judgment, imagine, count <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to think, account <BR> 1a2) to plan, devise, mean <BR> 1a3) to charge, impute, reckon <BR> 1a4) to esteem, value, regard <BR> 1a5) to invent <BR> 1b) (Niphal) <BR> 1b1) to be accounted, be thought, be esteemed <BR> 1b2) to be computed, be reckoned <BR> 1b3) to be imputed <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) to think upon, consider, be mindful of <BR> 1c2) to think to do, devise, plan <BR> 1c3) to count, reckon <BR> 1d) (Hithpael) to be considered">2803</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2803 -- Occurrence 1 of 124">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vaiyachsheveha_2803.htm" title="vai·yach·she·Ve·ha: reckoned -- Occurrence 1 of 3.">way-yaḥ-šə-ḇe-hā</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and He accounted it</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular :: third person feminine singular">Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms | 3fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לּ֖וֹ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="lo">lōw</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to him</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition :: third person masculine singular">Prep | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6666.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6666: 1) justice, righteousness <BR> 1a) righteousness (in government) <BR> 1a1) of judge, ruler, king <BR> 1a2) of law <BR> 1a3) of Davidic king Messiah <BR> 1b) righteousness (of God's attribute) <BR> 1c) righteousness (in a case or cause) <BR> 1d) righteousness, truthfulness <BR> 1e) righteousness (as ethically right) <BR> 1f) righteousness (as vindicated), justification, salvation <BR> 1f1) of God <BR> 1f2) prosperity (of people) <BR> 1g) righteous acts">6666</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6666.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6666 -- Occurrence 1 of 157">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">צְדָקָֽה׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/tzedakah_6666.htm" title="tze·da·Kah.: righteousness -- Occurrence 1 of 30.">ṣə-ḏā-qāh.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">for righteousness</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - feminine singular">N-fs</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src 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class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/539.htm" title="ve·he·'e·min: believed -- 539: to confirm, support">וְהֶאֱמִ֖ן</a></span> <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yah·weh;: the LORD -- 3068: the proper name of the God of Israel">בַּֽיהוָ֑ה</a></span> <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2803.htm" title="vai·yach·she·ve·ha: reckoned -- 2803: to think, account">וַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָ</a></span> <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="lov">לֹּ֖ו</a></span> <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6666.htm" title="tze·da·kah.: righteousness -- 6666: righteousness">צְדָקָֽה׃</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/539.htm" title="'aman (aw-man') -- hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish">And he believed</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- Jehovah, the Lord">in the LORD</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2803.htm" title="chashab (khaw-shab') -- (make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent">and he counted</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6666.htm" title="tsdaqah (tsed-aw-kaw') -- justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly,-ness)">it to him for righteousness</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/15.htm">בראשית 15:6 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וְהֶאֱמִ֖ן בַּֽיהוָ֑ה וַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָ לֹּ֖ו צְדָקָֽה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/15.htm">בראשית 15:6 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">והאמן ביהוה ויחשבה לו צדקה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/15.htm">בראשית 15:6 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">והאמן ביהוה ויחשבה לו צדקה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/genesis/15.htm">בראשית 15:6 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">והאמן ביהוה ויחשבה לו צדקה׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/genesis/15-6.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 />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="/kjv/genesis/15.htm">King James Bible</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="/hcsb/genesis/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Abram believed the LORD, and He credited it to him as righteousness. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">he believed.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/romans/4-3.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Romans 4:3-6,9,20-25</span> For what said the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/galatians/3-6.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Galatians 3:6-14</span> Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness…</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-8.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Hebrews 11:8</span> By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/james/2-23.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">James 2:23</span> And the scripture was fulfilled which said, Abraham believed God, …</a></p><p class="hdg">he counted.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/psalms/106-31.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Psalm 106:31</span> And that was counted to him for righteousness to all generations for ever more.</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/romans/4-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Romans 4:11,22</span> And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-19.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Corinthians 5:19</span> To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/galatians/3-6.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Galatians 3:6</span> Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6</a> • <a href="/niv/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/genesis/15-6.htm">Genesis 15:6 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../genesis/15-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Genesis 15:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Genesis 15:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../genesis/15-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Genesis 15:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Genesis 15:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>