Genesis 15:9
And the Lord answered, and said, Take thou to me a cow of three years, and a goat of three years, and a ram of three years, and a turtledove, and a culver.This verse in the real world
In what words
- שָׁלַשׁshâlashto be (causatively, make) triplicate (by restoration, in portions, strands, days or years)
- עֶגְלָהʻeglâha (female) calf, especially one nearly grown (i.e. a heifer)
- תּוֹרtôwra ring-dove, often (figuratively) as a term of endearment
- עֵזʻêza she-goat (as strong), but masculine in plural (which also is used elliptically for goat'
- אַיִלʼayilproperly, strength; hence, anything strong; specifically a chief (politically); also a ram
- לָקַחlâqachto take (in the widest variety of applications)
- אָמַרʼâmarto say (used with great latitude)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.