Bible Strands
Genesis 15:14
But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — God speaks to Abram immediately after prophesying four hundred years of foreign slavery, promising intervention before outlining Abram's own peaceful death. The words — The Hebrew דָּן (dan) literally means "[will be] judging" and stands in the same clause as אָנֹכִי ('a.No.khi) "I" to mark divine agency. The thread — The promised judgment and departure with possessions align with Exodus 6:5 and Exodus 12:32, while Nehemiah 9:9 later recalls the Egyptian affliction and the separate cry at the Red Sea. Why it lands — The text states that God will judge the enslaving nation and enable the Israelites to leave with wealth. This requires a reader to acknowledge that historical deliverance originates from divine action rather than human effort.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
Cross-references
- Nehemiah 9:9 You saw the affliction of our fathers in Egypt; You heard their cry at the Red Sea.
- Exodus 6:5 Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant.
- Exodus 12:32 Take your flocks and herds as well, just as you have said, and depart! And bless me also.”
- Joshua 24:4 and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau. I gave Esau Mount Seir to possess, but Jacob and his sons went down to Egypt.
- Exodus 7:1 The LORD answered Moses, “See, I have made you like God to Pharaoh, and your brother Aaron will be your prophet.
- Deuteronomy 4:20 Yet the LORD has taken you and brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be the people of His inheritance, as you are today.
- 1 Samuel 12:8 When Jacob went to Egypt, your fathers cried out to the LORD, and He sent them Moses and Aaron, who brought your fathers out of Egypt and settled them in this place.
- Psalms 135:14 For the LORD will vindicate His people and will have compassion on His servants.
- Deuteronomy 6:22 Before our eyes the LORD inflicted great and devastating signs and wonders on Egypt, on Pharaoh, and on all his household.
- Deuteronomy 7:18 But do not be afraid of them. Be sure to remember what the LORD your God did to Pharaoh and all Egypt: