Genesis 15:14

Translations

Modern

But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.

Traditional

And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

Literal

And the nation whom they serve I will judge, and after this, they shall come out with great possessions.

Latin

Verumtamen gentem, cui servituri sunt, ego judicabo: et post hæc egredientur cum magna substantia.

Original

Hebrew

English

But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.

Notes

Genesis 15:13–16

Not even 400 years of slavery could interfere with God’s plan to fulfill the covenant.

Genesis 15:7–21

In a special ceremony, God made a covenant with Abram and promised to do what he had said.

Genesis 15:1–21

God made a covenant (a special agreement) with Abram. In this covenant, God confirmed the promises he had made earlier when he summoned Abram to leave his country (12:1–3). Abram's descendants would experience a long period of slavery before God made these promises come true.

Theme notes and profiles

Abraham God’s Covenant with Abraham God’s Covenant with David God’s Covenants God’s New Covenant Inheriting the Land Promised Land Security and Obedience Symbolic Numbers

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