And he said unto him, Take me a heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
Genesis 15:8 - King James Version - American Edition And he said, Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But he [Abram] said, Lord God, by what shall I know that I shall inherit it? American Standard Version (1901) And he said, O Lord Jehovah, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? Common English Bible But Abram said, “LORD God, how do I know that I will actually possess it?” Catholic Public Domain Version But he said, "Lord God, in what way may I be able to know that I will possess it?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But he said: Lord God, whereby may I know that I shall possess it? |
And he said unto him, Take me a heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
and give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.
And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die; and God will surely visit you, and bring you out of this land unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.
And Hezeki´ah said unto Isaiah, What shall be the sign that the Lord will heal me, and that I shall go up into the house of the Lord the third day?
Show me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, Lord, hast helped me, and comforted me.
Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
And I will give the men that have transgressed my covenant, which have not performed the words of the covenant which they had made before me, when they cut the calf in twain, and passed between the parts thereof,
the princes of Judah, and the princes of Jerusalem, the eunuchs, and the priests, and all the people of the land, which passed between the parts of the calf;
And Zechari´ah said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?