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Genesis 15:7–8

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7And he said to him, “I am the Lord who kbrought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans lto give you this land to possess.” 8But he said, “O Lord God, mhow am I to know that I shall possess it?”

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Cross references

  1. kch. 11:31; 12:1; Neh. 9:7, 8; Acts 7:2–4
  2. lPs. 105:42, 44
  3. m[Judg. 6:17; 2 Kgs. 20:8; Ps. 86:17; Isa. 7:11–13; Luke 1:18]

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NIVNew International Version (2011)

He also said to him, “I am the Lord, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to take possession of it.”

But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord, how can I know that I will gain possession of it?”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He also said to him, “I am the Lord who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”

But he said, “Lord God, how can I know that I will possess it?”

NLTNew Living Translation

Then the Lord told him, “I am the Lord who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land as your possession.”

But Abram replied, “O Sovereign Lord, how can I be sure that I will actually possess it?”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he said to him, “I am Yahweh, who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give this land to you, to possess it.” And he said, “O Yahweh God, how shall I know that I will possess it?”

KJV 1900King James Version

And he said unto him, I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. And he said, Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?