| King James Bible | International Standard Version |
| 1After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. | 1Some time later, a message came from the LORD to Abram in a vision: "Don't be afraid, Abram. I am your shield. Your reward will be very great." |
| 2And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? | 2But Abram replied, "Lord GOD, what can you give me since I continue to be childless, and the heir of my household is Eliezer from Damascus? |
| 3And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. | 3Look!" Abram said, "You haven't given me any offspring, so a servant born in my house is going to be my heir." |
| 4And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir. | 4A message came from the LORD to him again: "This one will not be your heir. Instead, the child who will be born to you will be your heir." |
| 5And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be. | 5Then the LORD took him outside. "Look up at the sky and count the stars—if you can!" he said. "Your descendants will be that numerous." |
| 6And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. | 6Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness. |
| 7And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. | 7The LORD spoke to him, "I am the LORD, who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land as an inheritance." |
| 8And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? | 8But he replied, "Lord GOD, how will I know that I will inherit it?" |
| 9And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. | 9The LORD responded, "Bring me a three-year-old cow, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon." |
| 10And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not. | 10So Abram brought him all these animals and cut each of them in half, down the middle, placing the pieces opposite each other, but he did not cut the birds in half. |
| 11And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away. | 11When birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. |
| 12And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him. | 12As the sun began to set, Abram was overcome with deep sleep, and suddenly a frightening and terrifying darkness descended on him. |
| 13And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; | 13Then the LORD told Abram, "You can be certain about this: Your descendants will be foreigners in a land that isn't theirs. They will be slaves there and will be oppressed for 400 years. |
| 14And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. | 14However, I will judge the nation that they serve, and later they will leave there with many possessions. |
| 15And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. | 15Now as for you, you'll die peacefully, join your ancestors, and be buried at a good old age. |
| 16But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full. | 16Your descendants will return here in the fourth generation, since the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet run its course." |
| 17And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. | 17When the sun had fully set and it was dark, a smoking fire pot and a fiery torch passed between the animal pieces. |
| 18In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates: | 18That very day the LORD made this covenant with Abram: "I'm giving this land to your descendants, from the river of Egypt to the great Euphrates River— |
| 19The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, | 19including the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, |
| 20And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, | 20the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, |
| 21And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites. | 21the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites." |
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