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Genesis 13:14-16
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Genesis 13:14-16
New English Translation
14 After Lot had departed, the Lord said to Abram,[a] “Look[b] from the place where you stand to the north, south, east, and west. 15 I will give all the land that you see to you and your descendants[c] forever. 16 And I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone is able to count the dust of the earth, then your descendants also can be counted.[d]
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- Genesis 13:14 tn Heb “and the Lord said to Abram after Lot separated himself from with him.” The disjunctive clause at the beginning of the verse signals a new scene.
- Genesis 13:14 tn Heb “lift up your eyes and see.”sn Look. Earlier Lot “looked up” (v. 10), but here Abram is told by God to do so. The repetition of the expression (Heb “lift up the eyes”) here underscores how the Lord will have the last word and actually do for Abram what Abram did for Lot—give him the land. It seems to be one of the ways that God rewards faith.
- Genesis 13:15 tn Heb “for all the land which you see to you I will give it and to your descendants.”
- Genesis 13:16 tn The translation “can be counted” (potential imperfect) is suggested by the use of יוּכַל (yukhal, “is able”) in the preceding clause.
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