Kejadian 15:5

15:5 The Lord ¹  took him outside and said, “Gaze into the sky and count the stars – if you are able to count them!” Then he said to him, “So will your descendants be.”

Kejadian 15:8

15:8 But ²  Abram ³  said, “O sovereign Lord, ⁴  by what ⁵  can I know that I am to possess it?”

[15:5]  ¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (the Lord) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:8]  ² tn Here the vav carries adversative force and is translated “but.”

[15:8]  ³ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[15:8]  ⁴ tn See note on the phrase “sovereign Lord” in 15:2.

[15:8]  ⁵ tn Or “how.”