Hebrews 11:9 - Easy To Read Version9 Abraham lived in that country that God promised to give him. Abraham lived there like a visitor who did not belong. Abraham did this because he had faith. Abraham lived in tents with Isaac and Jacob. Isaac and Jacob also received that same promise from God. Féach an chaibidilTuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 17699 By faith he sojourned in the land of promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: Féach an chaibidilAmplified Bible - Classic Edition9 [Prompted] by faith he dwelt as a temporary resident in the land which was designated in the promise [of God, though he was like a stranger] in a strange country, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, fellow heirs with him of the same promise. [Gen. 12:1-8.] Féach an chaibidilAmerican Standard Version (1901)9 By faith he became a sojourner in the land of promise, as in a land not his own, dwelling in tents, with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs with him of the same promise: Féach an chaibidilCommon English Bible9 By faith he lived in the land he had been promised as a stranger. He lived in tents along with Isaac and Jacob, who were coheirs of the same promise. Féach an chaibidilCatholic Public Domain Version9 By faith, he stayed in the Land of the Promise as if in a foreign land, dwelling in cottages, with Isaac and Jacob, co-heirs of the same promise. Féach an chaibidilDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version9 By faith he abode in the land, dwelling in cottages, with Isaac and Jacob, the co-heirs of the same promise. Féach an chaibidil |
God wanted to prove that his promise was true. God wanted to prove this to those people who would get what he promised. God wanted those people to understand clearly that his purposes (plans) never change. So God said something would happen, and he proved what he said by also making a vow (promise).