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Genesis 15:1

אַחַ֣ר
ʼachar
properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
הַדְּבָרִ֣ים
dâbâr
the — a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
הָאֵ֗לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
the — these or those
הָיָ֤ה
hâyâh
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
דְבַר
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
אֶל
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
אַבְרָ֔ם
ʼAbrâm
Abram, the original name of Abraham
בַּֽמַּחֲזֶ֖ה
machăzeh
in/with/by — a vision
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
to/for — to say (used with great latitude)
אַל
ʼal
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (Job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
תִּירָ֣א
yârêʼ
to fear; morally to revere; causatively to frighten
אַבְרָ֗ם
ʼAbrâm
Abram, the original name of Abraham
אָנֹכִי֙
ʼânôkîy
I
מָגֵ֣ן
mâgên
a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
לָ֔ךְ
le-
to/for you/your (f.s.)
שְׂכָרְךָ֖
sâkâr
payment of contract; concretely, salary, fare, maintenance; by implication, compensation, benefit
הַרְבֵּ֥ה
râbâh
to increase (in whatever respect)
מְאֹֽד
mᵉʼôd
properly, vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or superlative; especially when repeated)
Genesis 15:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; Your reward [for obedience] shall be very great.”
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Genesis 15:1New

God's opening line — "I am a shield for you, your reward is very great" — gets an immediate, unfiltered response: Abram basically asks what the point of any of it is when he still has no heir. This isn't a polished prayer of faith; it's a real complaint from a man who has been promised descendants for three chapters and has nothing to show for it. The text doesn't soften Abram's doubt or edit it out — it's the honest starting point the rest of the chapter's covenant ceremony responds to.

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Today's memory verse · from this session
After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; Your reward [for obedience] shall be very great.”
Genesis 15:1
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