Genesis 15:4-6
International Standard Version
4 A message came from the Lord to him again: “This one will not be your heir. Instead, the child who will be born to you[a] will be your heir.” 5 Then the Lord[b] took him outside. “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if you can!” he said. “Your descendants will be that numerous.”[c] 6 Abram believed the Lord, and it was credited to him as righteousness.
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- Genesis 15:4 Lit. the one who will come from your loins
- Genesis 15:5 Lit. he
- Genesis 15:5 Lit. will be so
Genesis 15:4-6
New International Version
4 Then the word of the Lord came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.(A)” 5 He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars(B)—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring[a] be.”(C)
6 Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.(D)
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- Genesis 15:5 Or seed
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