Genesis 15:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 15:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְהִנֵּ֨ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
דְבַר
dâbâr
H1697
word
יְהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֵלָיו֙
ʼêl
H413
to
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִֽירָשְׁךָ֖
yârash
H3423
to inherit
זֶ֑ה
zeh
H2088
this
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
אִם֙
ʼim
H518
if
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יֵצֵ֣א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
מִמֵּעֶ֔יךָ
mêʻeh
H4578
bowels
ה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יִֽירָשֶֽׁךָ
yârash
H3423
to inherit
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Behold, the word of Yahweh came to him, saying, "This man will not be your heir, but he who will come forth out of your own body will be your heir."
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then behold, the word of Yahweh to him, saying, “That will not be your heir, but rather a son who comes from your bowels, he will be your heir.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).