Genesis 15:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 15:5 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 →
וַיּוֹצֵ֨א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
אֹת֜וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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הַח֗וּצָה
chûwts
H2351
outside
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַבֶּט
nâbaṭ
H5027
to look
נָ֣א
nâʼ
H4994
please
הַשָּׁמַ֗יְמָה
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וּסְפֹר֙
çâphar
H5608
to count
הַכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔ים
kôwkâb
H3556
star
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
תּוּכַ֖ל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לִסְפֹּ֣ר
çâphar
H5608
to count
אֹתָ֑ם
ʼêth
H853
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֔וֹ
כֹּ֥ה
kôh
H3541
thus
יִהְיֶ֖ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
זַרְעֶֽךָ
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh brought him outside, and said, "Look now toward the sky, and count the stars, if you are able to count them." He said to Abram, "So shall your seed be."
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King James Version Public Domain
And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then he brought him outside and said, “Please look at the heavens and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” Then he said to him, “So will your offspring be.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).