Genesis 15:13
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
זֶרַע
offspring/ your
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זֶרַע
Seed, offspring, descendant. Zera. The seed of the woman who would crush the serpent. Every promise of God has a seed that will grow.
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יָדַע
certainly to know
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יָדַע
To know, to perceive, to be acquainted with. Yada. The deepest form of knowing. God knows you completely and loves you still.
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לֹא
which not
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לֹא
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
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מֵאָה
hundreds
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מֵאָה
a hundred; also as a multiplicative and a fraction
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גֵּר
a sojourner
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גֵּר
properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
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שָׁנֶה
years
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שָׁנֶה
a year (as a revolution of time)
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