11 translations · Hebrew
Genesis 15:1
After these things Yahweh’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”
Genesis 15:1 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- After these things Yahweh’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”
- 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.
- 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.”
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- After these things the word of YHWH has been to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not fear, Abram, I [am] a shield to you, your reward [is] exceedingly great.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- After all this had happened, God spoke to Abram in a vision, telling him, “Don't be afraid, Abram! I am your protector, and your truly 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.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- After these things the word of Jehovah came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield, thy exceeding great reward.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- After these things the LORD’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Now when these things were done, the word of the Lord came to Abram by a vision, saying: Fear not, Abram, I am thy protector, and thy reward exceeding great.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| אַחַ֣ר׀ | ’a·ḥar | After | H310 אַחַר after |
| הַדְּבָרִ֣ים | had·də·ḇā·rîm | events | H1697 דָּבָר word |
| הָאֵ֗לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | these | H428 אֵ֫לֶּה these |
| הָיָ֤ה | hā·yāh | came | H1961 הָיָה to be |
| דְבַר־ | ḏə·ḇar- | the word | H1697 דָּבָר word |
| יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | of the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| אֶל־ | ’el- | to | H413 אֶל to(wards) |
| אַבְרָ֔ם | ’aḇ·rām | Abram | H87 אַבְרָם Abram |
| בַּֽמַּחֲזֶ֖ה | bam·ma·ḥă·zeh | in a vision | H4236 מַחֲזֶה vision |
| לֵאמֹ֑ר | lê·mōr | — | H559 אָמַר to say |
| אַל־ | ’al- | Do not | H408 אַל not |
| תִּירָ֣א | tî·rā | be afraid | H3372 יָרֵא to fear |
| אַבְרָ֗ם | ’aḇ·rām | Abram | H87 אַבְרָם Abram |
| אָנֹכִי֙ | ’ā·nō·ḵî | I [am] | H595 אָֽנֹכִ֫י I |
| מָגֵ֣ן | mā·ḡên | shield | H4043 מָגֵן shield |
| לָ֔ךְ | lāḵ | your | H9005 ל to/for |
| שְׂכָרְךָ֖ | śə·ḵā·rə·ḵā | reward | H7939 שָׂכָר wages |
| הַרְבֵּ֥ה | har·bêh | great | H7235 רָבָה to multiply |
| מְאֹֽד׃ | mə·’ōḏ | your very | H3966 מְאֹד much |
Related verses
- Isaiah 41:10
Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.
- Psalm 119:114
You are my hiding place and my shield. I hope in your word.
- Psalm 84:11
For Yahweh God is a sun and a shield. Yahweh will give grace and glory. He withholds no good thing from those who walk blamelessly.
- Hebrews 13:5–6
Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.” So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”
- Genesis 26:24
Yahweh appeared to him the same night, and said, “I am the God of Abraham your father. Don’t be afraid, for I am with you, and will bless you, and multiply your offspring for my servant Abraham’s sake.”
- Isaiah 41:14
Don’t be afraid, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel. I will help you,” says Yahweh, “and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
- Deuteronomy 33:26–29
“There is no one like God, Jeshurun, who rides on the heavens for your help, in his excellency on the skies. The eternal God is your dwelling place. Underneath are the everlasting arms. He thrust out the enemy from before you, and said, ‘Destroy!’ Israel dwells in safety; the fountain of Jacob alone, In a land of grain and new wine. Yes, his heavens drop down dew. …
- Lamentations 3:24
“Yahweh is my portion,” says my soul. “Therefore I will hope in him.”
- Luke 12:32
Don’t be afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the Kingdom.
- Psalm 5:12
For you will bless the righteous. Yahweh, you will surround him with favor as with a shield.
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In context
1 After these things Yahweh’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”
2 Abram said, “Lord Yahweh, what will you give me, since I go childless, and he who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?”
3 Abram said, “Behold, to me you have given no children: and, behold, one born in my house is my heir.”
Read all of Genesis 15 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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