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


In Context

5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now towards heaven, and tell the stars, if thou art able to number them: and he said to him, So shall thy seed be.

6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

7 And he said to him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.

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

9 And he said to 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 turtle-dove, and a young pigeon.

10 And he took to him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds he did not divide.

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 Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:8But he said: Lord God, whereby may I know that I shall possess 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 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?