Genesis 15:7

7 He also said to him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to take possession of it.”

Genesis 15:7 in Other Translations

KJV
7 And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
ESV
7 And he said to him, "I am the LORD who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess."
NLT
7 Then the LORD told him, “I am the LORD who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land as your possession.”
MSG
7 God continued, "I'm the same God who brought you from Ur of the Chaldees and gave you this land to own."
CSB
7 He also said to him, "I am the Lord who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess."

Genesis 15:7 In-Context

5 He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”
6 Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness.
7 He also said to him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to take possession of it.”
8 But Abram said, “Sovereign LORD, how can I know that I will gain possession of it?”
9 So the LORD said to him, “Bring me a heifer, a goat and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon.”

Cross References 3

  • 1. Genesis 12:1; Exodus 20:2; Acts 7:3; Hebrews 11:8
  • 2. S Genesis 11:28; Acts 7:4
  • 3. S Genesis 13:17; Genesis 17:8; Genesis 28:4; Genesis 35:12; Genesis 48:4; Exodus 6:8; Deuteronomy 9:5
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