8But he said: Lord God, whereby may I know that I shall possess it?


In Context

5 And he thought him forth abroad, and said to him: Look up to heaven and number the stars, if thou canst. And he said to him: So shall thy seed be.

6 Abram believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.

7 And he said to him: I am the Lord who brought thee out from Ur of the Chaldees, to gibe thee this land, and that thou mightest possess it.

8 But he said: Lord God, whereby may I know that I shall possess it?

9 And the Lord answered, and said: Take me a cow of three years old, and a she goat of three years, and a ram of three years, a turtle also, and a pigeon.

10 And he took all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid the two pieces of each one against the other; but the birds he divided not.

Genesis 15:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:8And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:8But Abram said, "O Sovereign Lord , how can I know that I will gain possession of it?"

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:8And he said, O Lord Jehovah, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:8And he said, Lord Jehovah, how shall I know that I shall possess it?

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:8And he said, O Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:8And he said, Lord GOD, by what shall I know that I shall inherit it?

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:8He said, |Lord Yahweh, how will I know that I will inherit it?|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:8and he saith, 'Lord Jehovah, whereby do I know that I possess it?'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:8And he said, LORD God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?