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Genesis 15:9 KJV
Genesis · chapter 15 · verse 9
And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.Genesis 15:9 · King James Version
Genesis 15:9 in context
7And 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.
8And he said, LORD God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
9And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
10And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.
11And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- turtledovetôwra ring-dove, often as a term of endearmentH8449 →
- heiferʻeglâha calf, especially one nearly grownH5697 →
- saidʼâmarto sayH559 →
- Takelâqachto takeH3947 →
- goatʻêza she-goat , but masculine in pluralH5795 →
- oldshâlashto be triplicateH8027 →
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We have here the assurance given to Abram of the land of Canaan for an inheritance. I. God declares his purpose concerning it, Gen 15:7. Observe here, Abram made no complaint in this matter, as he had done for the want of a child.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 7-11