יִֽירָשֶֽׁךָ׃ (yî·rā·še·ḵā) in Genesis 15:4: Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular

Hebrew-verb

Verb

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular

Qal

Imperf

Third

Masculine

Singular

Not applicable

Second person Masculine Singular

The imperfect looks forward within the divine promise to the heir who will come from Abram's own body; the promise context supplies certainty.

The third masculine singular verb agrees with the promised heir, while the second masculine singular suffix directs the inheriting action toward Abram.

The relative subject one who comes from your own body and the second masculine singular suffix referring to Abram

The Lord's direct correction of Abram's proposal that a household servant would inherit him

The Qal imperfect presents the promised descendant as the future heir, with the object suffix identifying Abram as the one inherited.

The suffix does not make Abram a possession in English, and imperfect morphology alone does not establish every stage of covenant fulfillment.

High: God rejects Abram's household solution and promises an heir from Abram's own body, preparing for the star promise and Abram's believing response.

The third masculine singular verb agrees with the promised heir, while the second masculine singular suffix directs the inheriting action toward Abram.. The Qal imperfect presents the promised descendant as the future heir, with the object suffix identifying Abram as the one inherited.. Attached to the relative subject one who comes from your own body and the second masculine singular suffix referring to Abram. Governed by the Lord's direct correction of Abram's proposal that a household servant would inherit him. The suffix does not make Abram a possession in English, and imperfect morphology alone does not establish every stage of covenant fulfillment.

Who performs the inheriting action, and whom does the suffix represent? The promised male descendant is the third-person subject, and the second-person suffix points to Abram as the one whose heir he will be.

Direct: English recasts inherit you as be your heir, preserving the participant relation without copying Hebrew argument structure word for word.

The verbal suffix functions as an object even though English normally expresses the same relation with the possessive your heir. Imperfect form contributes forward orientation here, but the divine speech act establishes the promise's reliability.

Suffix means Abram belongs to the heir: Hebrew verbal argument structure can be rendered idiomatically as be your heir without expressing ownership of Abram. imperfect means uncertain promise: Aspect does not measure divine reliability; the Lord's covenant speech governs certainty. morphology replaces literary context: The H3423 form clarifies the will be your heir relation in Genesis 15:4; the surrounding passage establishes its scope.

At Genesis 15:4, the Genesis 15:4 source token יִֽירָשֶֽׁךָ׃ is H3423, V-Qal-Imperf-3ms | 2ms. The H3423 Genesis 15:4 BSB+ word table row therefore anchors this guide.

יָרַשׁ is the lemma behind will be your heir here. Within Genesis 15:4, H3423 retains this exact lexical identity.

The third masculine singular verb agrees with the promised heir, while the second masculine singular suffix directs the inheriting action toward Abram.

God rejects Abram's household solution and promises an heir from Abram's own body, preparing for the star promise and Abram's believing response.

Genesis 15 advances the promised-offspring line while emphasizing that the covenant future depends on God's word rather than Abram's improvised arrangement.

Map the participants carefully: the coming descendant is the grammatical subject, Abram is represented by the suffix, and God is the speaker who guarantees the future.

Do not translate the suffix woodenly as possessive, and do not infer that imperfect aspect makes God's promise uncertain.