KJV King James Version
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I [am] thy shield, [and] thy exceeding great reward.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I [am] thy shield, [and] thy exceeding great reward.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
WEB World English Bible
After these things the word of Yahweh came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”
ASV American Standard Version
After these things the word of Jehovah came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
After these things hath the word of Jehovah been unto Abram in a vision, saying, ‘Fear not, Abram, I am a shield to thee, thy reward is exceeding great.’
Surrounding context — Genesis 15
1 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I [am] thy shield, [and] thy exceeding great reward.
2 And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house [is] this Eliezer of Damascus?
3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
4 And, behold, the word of the LORD [came] unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
אַחַ֣ר׀H310 · a.charafterהַדְּבָרִ֣יםH1697 · da.varwordהָאֵ֗לֶּהH428 · el.lehtheseהָיָ֤הH1961 · ha.yahto beדְבַר־H1697 · da.varwordיְהוָה֙H3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אַבְרָ֔םH87 · av.ramAbramבַּֽמַּחֲזֶ֖הH4236 · ma.cha.zehvisionלֵאמֹ֑רH559 · a.marto sayאַל־H408 · alnotתִּירָ֣אH3372 · ya.reto fearאַבְרָ֗םH87 · av.ramAbramאָנֹכִי֙H595 · a.no.khiIמָגֵ֣ןH4043 · ma.genshieldלָ֔ךְH9032 · khyouשְׂכָרְךָ֖H7939 · sa.kharwagesהַרְבֵּ֥הH7235 · ra.vahto multiplyמְאֹֽד׃H3966 · me.odmuch
Cross-references
Isaiah 41:10Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.Psalm 119:114Thou [art] my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.Psalm 84:11For the LORD God [is] a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good [thing] will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.Genesis 26:24And the LORD appeared unto him the same night, and said, I [am] the God of Abraham thy father: fear not, for I [am] with thee, and will bless thee, and multiply thy seed for my servant Abraham’s sake.Hebrews 13:5-6[Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.Isaiah 41:14Fear not, thou worm Jacob, [and] ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.Deuteronomy 33:26-29[There is] none like unto the God of Jeshurun, [who] rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky.Lamentations 3:24The LORD [is] my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.Luke 12:32Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.Psalm 5:12For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as [with] a shield.Ruth 2:12The LORD recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the LORD God of Israel, under whose wings thou art come to trust.Psalm 18:2The LORD [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, [and] my high tower.Luke 1:13But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.Psalm 3:3But thou, O LORD, [art] a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.Genesis 15:14-16And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.Isaiah 43:5Fear not: for I [am] with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;Psalm 142:5I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou [art] my refuge [and] my portion in the land of the living.Genesis 21:17And God heard the voice of the lad; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar? fear not; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he [is].
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