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Bible in Basic English

After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Have no fear, Abram: I will keep you safe, and great will be your reward.

New American Standard Bible

After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying,
Do not fear, Abram,
I am a shield to you;
Your reward shall be very great.”

King James Version

After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

Holman Bible

After these events, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision:

Do not be afraid, Abram.
I am your shield;
your reward will be very great.

International Standard Version

Some time later, a message came from the LORD to Abram in a vision. "Stop being afraid, Abram," he said. "I myself your shield am your very great reward."

A Conservative Version

After these things the word of LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram. I am thy shield, thy exceedingly great reward.

American Standard Version

After these things the word of Jehovah came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

Amplified

After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying,

“Do not be afraid, Abram,
I am your shield;
Your reward [for obedience] shall be very great.”

Darby Translation

After these things the word of Jehovah came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield, thy exceeding great reward.

Julia Smith Translation

After these words, the word of Jehovah was to Abram in a vision, saying, Thou shalt not fear, Abram: I a shield to thee, thy reward great exceedingly.

King James 2000

After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am your shield, and your exceeding great reward.

Lexham Expanded Bible

After these things the word of Yahweh came to Abram in a vision, saying: "Do not be afraid, Abram; I [am] your shield, [and] your reward [shall be] very great."

Modern King James verseion

After these things the Word of Jehovah came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I am your shield and your exceeding great reward.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

After these deeds, the word of God came unto Abram in a vision, saying, "Fear not Abram, I am thy shield; and thy reward shall be exceeding great."

NET Bible

After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: "Fear not, Abram! I am your shield and the one who will reward you in great abundance."

New Heart English Bible

After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward."

The Emphasized Bible

After these things, came the word of Yahweh unto Abram, in a vision saying, - Do not fear Abram, am a shield to thee, thine exceeding great reward.

Webster

After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

World English Bible

After these things the word of Yahweh came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Don't be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward."

Youngs Literal Translation

After these things hath the word of Jehovah been unto Abram in a vision, saying, 'Fear not, Abram, I am a shield to thee, thy reward is exceeding great.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

the word
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

of the Lord

Usage: 0

H87
אברם 
'Abram 
Usage: 61

in a vision
מחזה 
Machazeh 
Usage: 4

not, Abram
H87
אברם 
'Abram 
Usage: 61

I am thy shield
מגנּה מגן 
Magen 
Usage: 63

Devotionals

Devotionals about Genesis 15:1

References

Images Genesis 15:1

Prayers for Genesis 15:1

Context Readings

Yahweh's Covenant With Abram

1 After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Have no fear, Abram: I will keep you safe, and great will be your reward. 2 And Abram said, What will you give me? for I have no child and this Eliezer of Damascus will have all my wealth after me.


Cross References

Genesis 26:24

That night the Lord came to him in a vision, and said, I am the God of your father Abraham: have no fear for I am with you, blessing you, and your seed will be increased because of my servant Abraham.

Isaiah 41:10

Have no fear, for I am with you; do not be looking about in trouble, for I am your God; I will give you strength, yes, I will be your helper; yes, my true right hand will be your support.

Genesis 15:14-16

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

Genesis 21:17

And the boy's cry came to the ears of God; and the angel of God said to Hagar from heaven, Hagar, why are you weeping? have no fear, for the child's cry has come to the ears of God.

Genesis 46:2-3

And God said to Israel in a night-vision, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

Deuteronomy 31:6

Be strong and take heart, and have no fear of them: for it is the Lord your God who is going with you; he will not take away his help from you.

Deuteronomy 33:26-29

No other is like the God of Jeshurun, coming on the heavens to your help, and letting his glory be seen in the skies.

Ruth 2:12

The Lord give you a reward for what you have done, and may a full reward be given to you by the Lord, the God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to take cover.

Psalm 18:2

The Lord is my Rock, my walled town, and my saviour; my God, my Rock, in him will I put my faith; my breastplate, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

Psalm 27:1

The Lord is my light and my salvation; who is then a cause of fear to me? the Lord is the strength of my life; who is a danger to me?

Psalm 84:11

The Lord God is our sun and our strength: the Lord will give grace and glory: he will not keep back any good thing from those whose ways are upright.

Psalm 119:114

You are my secret place and my breastplate against danger; my hope is in your word.

Isaiah 41:14

Have no fear, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel; I will be your helper, says the Lord, even he who takes up your cause, the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 51:12

I, even I, am your comforter: are you so poor in heart as to be in fear of man who will come to an end, and of the son of man who will be like grass?

Lamentations 3:24

I said to myself, The Lord is my heritage; and because of this I will have hope in him.

Luke 1:13

But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.

Luke 1:30

And the angel said to her, Have no fear, Mary, for you have God's approval.

Exodus 14:13

But Moses said, Keep where you are and have no fear; now you will see the salvation of the Lord which he will give you today; for the Egyptians whom you see today you will never see again.

1 Samuel 9:9

(In the past in Israel, when a man went to get directions from God, he said, Come let us go to the Seer, for he who now is named Prophet was in those days given the name of Seer.)

1 Chronicles 28:20

And David said to his son Solomon, Be strong and of a good heart and do your work; have no fear and do not be troubled, for the Lord God, my God, is with you; he will not give you up, and his face will not be turned away from you, till all the work necessary for the house of the Lord is complete.

Psalm 5:12

For you, Lord, will send a blessing on the upright man; your grace will be round him, and you will be his strength.

Psalm 16:5-6

The Lord is my heritage and the wine of my cup; you are the supporter of my right.

Psalm 58:11

So that men will say, Truly there is a reward for righteousness; truly there is a God who is judge on the earth.

Psalm 84:9

O God, let your eyes be on him who is our safe cover, and let your heart be turned to your king.

Psalm 91:4

You will be covered by his feathers; under his wings you will be safe: his good faith will be your salvation.

Psalm 142:5

I have made my cry to you, O Lord; I have said, You are my safe place, and my heritage in the land of the living.

Proverbs 11:18

The sinner gets the payment of deceit; but his reward is certain who puts in the seed of righteousness.

Proverbs 30:5

Every word of God is tested: he is a breastplate to those who put their faith in him.

Isaiah 35:4

Say to those who are full of fear, Be strong and take heart: see, your God will give punishment; the reward of God will come; he himself will come to be your saviour.

Isaiah 43:1

But now, says the Lord your Maker, O Jacob, and your life-giver, O Israel: have no fear, for I have taken up your cause; naming you by your name, I have made you mine.

Isaiah 43:5

Have no fear, for I am with you: I will take your seed from the east, and get you together from the west;

Isaiah 44:2

The Lord who made you, forming you in your mother's body, the Lord, your helper, says, Have no fear, O Jacob my servant, and you, Jeshurun, whom I have taken for myself.

Isaiah 44:8

Have no fear, be strong in heart; have I not made it clear to you in the past, and let you see it? and you are my witnesses. Is there any God but me, or a Rock of whom I have no knowledge?

Ezekiel 1:1

Now it came about in the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, while I was by the river Chebar among those who had been made prisoners, that the heavens were made open and I saw visions of God.

Ezekiel 3:4

And he said to me, Son of man, go now to the children of Israel, and say my words to them.

Ezekiel 11:24

And the wind, lifting me up, took me in the visions of God into Chaldaea, to those who had been taken away as prisoners. So the vision which I had seen went away from me.

Daniel 10:1-16

In the third year of Cyrus, king of Persia, a secret was unfolded to Daniel, whose name was Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, even a hard work: and he had knowledge of it, and the vision was clear to him.

Matthew 8:26

And he said to them, Why are you full of fear, O you of little faith? Then he got up and gave orders to the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

Matthew 10:28-31

And have no fear of those who put to death the body, but are not able to put to death the soul. But have fear of him who has power to give soul and body to destruction in hell.

Matthew 28:5

And the angel said to the women, Have no fear: for I see that you are searching for Jesus, who was put to death on the cross.

Luke 12:32

Have no fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Acts 10:10-17

And he was in need of food: but while they were getting it ready, a deep sleep came on him;

Acts 10:22

And they said, Cornelius, a captain, an upright and God-fearing man, respected by all the nation of the Jews, had word from God by an angel to send for you to his house, and to give hearing to your words.

1 Corinthians 3:22

Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours;

Hebrews 1:1

In times past the word of God came to our fathers through the prophets, in different parts and in different ways;

Hebrews 13:5-6

Be free from the love of money and pleased with the things which you have; for he himself has said, I will be with you at all times.

Revelation 1:17

And when I saw him, I went down on my face at his feet as one dead. And he put his right hand on me, saying, Have no fear; I am the first and the last and the Living one;

Revelation 21:3-4

And there came to my ears a great voice out of the high seat, saying, See, the Tent of God is with men, and he will make his living-place with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them, and be their God.

Numbers 12:6

And he said, Now give ear to my words: if there is a prophet among you I will give him knowledge of myself in a vision and will let my words come to him in a dream.

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