King James Version

Genesis 15:6

And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

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וְהֶאֱמִ֖ןveheeminand believeאָמַןconjunction, verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and believe”, a completed actionH539properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanent or quiet; morally to be true or certain;hence, assurance, believe, bring up, establish, [phrase] fail, be faithful (of long continuance, stedfast, sure, surely, trusty, verified), nurse, (-ing father), (put), trust, turn to the right.בַּֽיהוָ֑הbayhvahin Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָvayachshevehaand regardחָשַׁבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and regard”, the next action in the storyH2803properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute(make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent, be like, mean, purpose, reckon(-ing be made), regard, think.לּ֖וֹlvotoלּ֖וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toצְדָקָֽהtsedaqahjusticeצְדָקָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “justice”, the ordinary formH6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)justice, moderately, right(-eous) (act, -ly, -ness).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he believed in the LORD; and He counted it to him for righteousness.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he hath believed in Jehovah, and He reckoneth it to him — righteousness.

World English Bible

He believed in Yahweh, who credited it to him for righteousness.

Darby Translation

And he believed Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him [as] righteousness.

Douay-Rheims

Abram believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he believed in the LORD; and He counted it to him for righteousness.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Abram believed God, and it was counted to him for righteousness.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐπίστευσεν Ἅβραμ τῷ Θεῷ, καὶ ἐλογίσθη αὐτῷ εἰς δικαιοσύνην.

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Galatians 3:6 Galatians 3:6 · King James VersionEven as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.Galatians 3:6 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
James 2:23 James 2:23 · King James VersionAnd the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.James 2:23 · King James VersionOpen the Source
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And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
Romans 4:3 Romans 4:3 · King James VersionFor what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.Romans 4:3 · King James VersionOpen the Source
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For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.