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And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. (KJV)

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וְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.Nehand there!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Genesis 15:4 word 1

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 15:1, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34, Genesis 27:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Genesis 15:4 word 2

יְהוָ֤הYah.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 15:4 word 3

אֵלָיו֙'e.Lav[was] to him

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

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 15:4 word 4

לֵאמֹ֔רle.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 15:4 word 5

לֹ֥אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 15:4 word 6

יִֽירָשְׁךָ֖yi.ra.she.Khahe will inherit you

Lemma: יָרַשׁ (ya.rash) · Strong's: H3423G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to possess: possess

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 15:3, Genesis 21:10, Leviticus 25:46, Numbers 27:11, Numbers 36:8, Deuteronomy 15:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3423G; TAHOT Genesis 15:4 word 7

זֶ֑הZehthis [one]

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Genesis 15:4 word 8

כִּי\־ki-that

Lemma: כִּי [אם] (ki im) · Strong's: H3588B

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: that if: except

Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588B; TAHOT Genesis 15:4 word 9

אִם֙'imexcept

Lemma: [כִּי] אם (ki im) · Strong's: H0518B

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if: except

Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518B; TAHOT Genesis 15:4 word 10

אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher[one] who

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Genesis 15:4 word 11

יֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'he will come out

Lemma: יָצָא (ya.tsa) · Strong's: H3318M

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to come out: produce

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 17:6, Genesis 25:25, Genesis 25:26, Genesis 35:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3318M; TAHOT Genesis 15:4 word 12

מִמֵּעֶ֔יךָmi.me.'Ei.khafrom inward parts your

Lemma: מֵעֶה (me.eh) · Strong's: H4578

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: belly

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 25:23, Numbers 5:22, Ruth 1:11, 2 Samuel 7:12, 2 Samuel 16:11, 2 Samuel 20:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4578; TAHOT Genesis 15:4 word 13

ה֖וּאhu'he

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Genesis 15:4 word 14

יִֽירָשֶֽׁךָ\׃Yi.ra.She.khahe will inherit you

Lemma: יָרַשׁ (ya.rash) · Strong's: H3423G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to possess: possess

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 15:3, Genesis 21:10, Leviticus 25:46, Numbers 27:11, Numbers 36:8, Deuteronomy 15:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3423G; TAHOT Genesis 15:4 word 15

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
the word	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
came to [Abram]	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
saying	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
This	→	זֶה H2088 this
one will not	→	לֹא H3808 not
be your heir	→	יָרַשׁ H3423G to possess: possess
but	→	כִּי [אם] H3588B that if: except
. . .	→	[כִּי] אם H0518B if: except
one	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
who	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
comes from	→	יָצָא H3318M to come out: produce
your own body	→	מֵעֶה H4578 belly
will be your heir	→	יָרַשׁ H3423G to possess: possess

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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