Genesis 15:1 Go deeper
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. (KJV)
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אַחַ֣ר\׀'a.Charafter
Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAcmsc)
Meaning: after
Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Genesis 15:1 word 1
הַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.Rimthe things
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: word: thing
Used 294 times. Also: Genesis 18:14, Genesis 19:8, Genesis 19:21, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 20:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697I; TAHOT Genesis 15:1 word 2
הָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> these
Lemma: אֵ֫לֶּה (el.leh) · Strong's: H0428
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: these
Used 745 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 9:19, Genesis 10:1, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0428; TAHOT Genesis 15:1 word 3
הָיָ֤הha.Yahit came
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 15:1 word 4
דְבַר\־de.var-[the] word of
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34, Genesis 27:42 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Genesis 15:1 word 5
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Genesis 15:1 word 6
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Genesis 15:1 word 7
אַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamAbram
Lemma: אַבְרָם (av.ram) · Strong's: H0087
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abram
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0087; TAHOT Genesis 15:1 word 8
בַּֽמַּחֲזֶ֖הba.ma.cha.Zehin the vision
Lemma: מַחֲזֶה (ma.cha.zeh) · Strong's: H4236
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: vision
Used 4 times. Also: Numbers 24:4, Numbers 24:16, Ezekiel 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4236; TAHOT Genesis 15:1 word 9
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> saying
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 15:1 word 10
אַל\־'al-may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7, Genesis 19:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Genesis 15:1 word 11
תִּירָ֣אti.Ra'you fear
Lemma: יָרֵא (ya.re) · Strong's: H3372G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqj2ms)
Meaning: to fear
Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 18:15, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 20:8, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 26:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3372G; TAHOT Genesis 15:1 word 12
אַבְרָ֗ם'av.RamO Abram
Lemma: אַבְרָם (av.ram) · Strong's: H0087
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Abram
Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0087; TAHOT Genesis 15:1 word 13
אָנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiI
Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 16:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Genesis 15:1 word 14
מָגֵ֣ןma.Gen[am] a shield
Lemma: מָגֵן (ma.gen) · Strong's: H4043
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: shield
Used 63 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:29, Judges 5:8, 2 Samuel 1:21, 2 Samuel 22:3, 2 Samuel 22:31, 2 Samuel 22:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4043; TAHOT Genesis 15:1 word 15
שְׂכָרְךָ֖se.kha.re.Khareward your
Lemma: שָׂכָר (sa.khar) · Strong's: H7939
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: wages
Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 30:18, Genesis 30:28, Genesis 30:32, Genesis 30:33, Genesis 31:8, Exodus 2:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7939; TAHOT Genesis 15:1 word 16
הַרְבֵּ֥הhar.Beh[will be] great
Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)
Meaning: to multiply
Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Genesis 15:1 word 17
מְאֹֽד\׃me.'Odvery
Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)
Meaning: much
Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT Genesis 15:1 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| After | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| these | → | אֵ֫לֶּה H0428 these |
| events | → | דָּבָר H1697I word: thing |
| the word | → | דָּבָר H1697I word: thing |
| of the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| came | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Abram | → | אַבְרָם H0087 Abram |
| in a vision | → | מַחֲזֶה H4236 vision |
| . . . | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Do not | → | אַל H0408 not |
| be afraid | → | יָרֵא H3372G to fear |
| Abram | → | אַבְרָם H0087 Abram |
| I [am] | → | אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I |
| your | → | |
| shield | → | מָגֵן H4043 shield |
| your very | → | מְאֹד H3966 much |
| great | → | רָבָה H7235A to multiply |
| reward | → | שָׂכָר H7939 wages |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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