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Genesis 15:14

What does Genesis 15:14 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 15:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Genesis 15:14 means

Despite the prophesied oppression, God assures Abram that He will judge the nation that enslaves his descendants. This promise of divine retribution against their oppressors guarantees justice and foreshadows the plagues upon Egypt. Furthermore, God declares that after this period of servitude, Abram's descendants will emerge from that land "with great substance," signifying not only their liberation but also their enrichment, fulfilling the promise made at the Exodus. This affirms God's ultimate control and faithfulness to His people.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

But I will be the judge of that nation whose servants they are, and they will come out from among them with great wealth.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and the nation also whom they serve I judge, and after this they go out with great substance;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

But I will judge the nation which they shall serve, and after this they shall come out with great substance.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

But also that nation which they shall serve I will judge; and afterwards they shall come out with great property.

Context

This verse directly follows the prophecy of affliction and slavery for Abram's descendants. Here, God provides assurances of their ultimate deliverance and the divine judgment upon their oppressors. This detail of coming out "with great substance" balances the preceding difficult truth, offering a glimmer of hope and confirming God's ultimate faithfulness. It bridges the period of suffering with the eventual inheritance of the promised land.

v.13And 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;

v.14This passage

v.15But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • 1 Samuel 12:8

    When Jacob was come into Egypt, and your fathers cried unto Jehovah, then Jehovah sent Moses and Aaron, who brought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them to dwell in this place.

  • Deuteronomy 11:2

    And know ye this day: for I speak not with your children that have not known, and that have not seen the chastisement of Jehovah your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his outstretched arm,

  • Psalms 135:9

    Who sent signs and wonders into the midst of thee, O Egypt, Upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants;

  • Deuteronomy 4:20

    But Jehovah hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as at this day.

  • Exodus 12:32

    Take both your flocks and your herds, as ye have said, and be gone; and bless me also.

  • Psalms 105:27

    They set among them his signs, And wonders in the land of Ham.

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