Genesis 15:8

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


tn Here the vav carries adversative force and is translated “but.”

tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

tn See note on the phrase “sovereign Lord” in 15:2.

tn Or “how.”