Genesis 15:8-9

15:8 But 1  Abram 2  said, “O sovereign Lord, 3  by what 4  can I know that I am to possess it?”

15:9 The Lord 5  said to him, “Take for me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon.”

1 tn Here the vav carries adversative force and is translated “but.”

2 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

3 tn See note on the phrase “sovereign Lord” in 15:2.

4 tn Or “how.”

5 tn Heb “He”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.