And his oath unto Isaac;
¹⁷And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute,
To Israel for an everlasting covenant:
15. Remember] Read (with Psalms cv. 8) He hath remembered. Compare Exodus xxiv. 3–8, xxxiv. 10–27.
¹⁸Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan,
The lot[¹] of your inheritance:
[¹] Hebrew cord, or, line.
18. The lot] The Hebrew word (“ḥebel”) means a portion not assigned by lot but measured by line; compare margin Canaan is co-extensive with Israel’s inheritance.
inheritance] All nations receive an inheritance from God; Deuteronomy xxxii. 8.
¹⁹When ye were but a few men in number;