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Bible Commentaries
Genesis 15

Darby's Synopsis of the New TestamentDarby's Synopsis

Introduction

1:1 God (a-4) Heb. Elohim , the plural of Eloah , 'the Supreme'. It is Deity in the absolute sense. Elohim will, in the text, appear only in the name of Jehovah Elohim ; moreover, when Elohim following immediately on Jehovah has a grammatical adjunct, its place will be taken by the English word 'God'. see Genesis 9:26 and 24.7. Other Hebrew divine names translated as 'God' will be indicated as follows. Eloah +God; El , (meaning 'The Mighty,' see Genesis 14:18 ), *God. For the meaning of Jehovah, (Heb. Yahveh , or Yehveh ), the ever-existing One, see Exodus 3:14 ,Exodus 3:15 ; Isaiah 40:28 . For Jah , the existing One objectively, see Exodus 15:2 ; Psalms 68:4 . The name seems to express absolute rather than continuous existence. For Adonai (a name of God, not merely a title), translated 'Lord', see Ezekiel 2:4 .

Verse 2

15:2 Lord (e-4) Adonai , plural of Adon . 'Lord' will usually represent this word. go (f-13) Or 'depart.' steward (g-17) Lit. 'son of possession.' Eliezer (h-23) El is my help.

Verse 3

15:3 house (i-18) i.e. one of his domestics.

Verse 4

15:4 body (k-26) Lit 'bowels.'

Verse 6

15:6 [as] (l-11) See Note, Romans 4:3 .

Verse 7

15:7 Chaldeans, (m-17) Or 'Ur in Chaldea.'

Verse 13

15:13 serve (a-25) Or 'be in bondage to.' so always of men.

Verse 17

15:17 that (b-16) Or 'gone down, it was dark, and.'

Verse 18

15:18 made (c-6) Lit. 'cut,' the regular idiom. river (d-21) Some read 'torrent.'

Bibliographical Information
Darby, John. "Commentary on Genesis 15". "John Darby's Synopsis of the New Testament". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/dsn/genesis-15.html. 1857-67.
 
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