| New American Standard Bible 1995 | Berean Study Bible |
| 1After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, "Do not fear, Abram, I am a shield to you; Your reward shall be very great." | 1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.” |
| 2Abram said, "O Lord GOD, what will You give me, since I am childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?" | 2But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” |
| 3And Abram said, "Since You have given no offspring to me, one born in my house is my heir." | 3Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.” |
| 4Then behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, "This man will not be your heir; but one who will come forth from your own body, he shall be your heir." | 4Then the word of the LORD came to Abram, saying, “This one will not be your heir, but one who comes from your own body will be your heir.” |
| 5And He took him outside and said, "Now look toward the heavens, and count the stars, if you are able to count them." And He said to him, "So shall your descendants be." | 5And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.” |
| 6Then he believed in the LORD; and He reckoned it to him as righteousness. | 6Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness. |
| 7And He said to him, "I am the LORD who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to possess it." | 7The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.” |
| 8He said, "O Lord GOD, how may I know that I will possess it?" | 8But Abram replied, “Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?” |
| 9So He said to him, "Bring Me a three year old heifer, and a three year old female goat, and a three year old ram, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon." | 9And the LORD said to him, “Bring Me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a turtledove and a young pigeon.” |
| 10Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, and laid each half opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds. | 10So Abram brought all these to Him, split each of them down the middle, and laid the halves opposite each other. The birds, however, he did not cut in half. |
| 11The birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away. | 11And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away. |
| 12Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, terror and great darkness fell upon him. | 12As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him. |
| 13God said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and oppressed four hundred years. | 13Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. |
| 14"But I will also judge the nation whom they will serve, and afterward they will come out with many possessions. | 14But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions. |
| 15"As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you will be buried at a good old age. | 15You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age. |
| 16"Then in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete." | 16In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.” |
| 17It came about when the sun had set, that it was very dark, and behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a flaming torch which passed between these pieces. | 17When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses. |
| 18On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your descendants I have given this land, From the river of Egypt as far as the great river, the river Euphrates: | 18On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates— |
| 19the Kenite and the Kenizzite and the Kadmonite | 19the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, |
| 20and the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Rephaim | 20Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, |
| 21and the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Girgashite and the Jebusite." | 21Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.” |
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