Genesis 15:13 Hebrew Word Analysis

0And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרh559
1unto Abramלְאַבְרָ֗םh87
3Knowתֵּדַ֜עh3045
3Knowתֵּדַ֜עh3045
4כִּיh3588
5shall be a strangerגֵ֣ר׀h1616
6יִֽהְיֶ֣הh1961
7that thy seedזַרְעֲךָ֗h2233
8in a landבְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙h776
9לֹ֣אh3808
10לָהֶ֔םh0
11that is not theirs and shall serveוַֽעֲבָד֖וּםh5647
12them and they shall afflictוְעִנּ֣וּh6031
13אֹתָ֑םh853
14them fourאַרְבַּ֥עh702
15hundredמֵא֖וֹתh3967
16yearsשָׁנָֽה׃h8141

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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;

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be sojourners in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he said to Abram, Truly, your seed will be living in a land which is not theirs, as servants to a people who will be cruel to them for four hundred years;

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And he said to Abram, Know assuredly that thy seed will be a sojourner in a land [that is] not theirs, and they shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And he said to Abram, Know certainly 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;

World English Bible (WEB)

He said to Abram, "Know for sure that your seed will live as foreigners in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them. They will afflict them four hundred years.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and He saith to Abram, `knowing -- know that thy seed is a sojourner in a land not theirs, and they have served them, and they have afflicted them four hundred years,