Genesis 15
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1After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: "Fear not, Abram! I am your shield and the one who will reward you in great abundance." 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.”
2But Abram said, "O sovereign LORD, what will you give me since I continue to be childless, and my heir 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?”
3Abram added, "Since you have not given me a descendant, then look, one born in my house will be my heir!" 3Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
4But look, the word of the LORD came to him: "This man will not be your heir, but instead a son who comes from your own body will 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.”
5The LORD took him outside and said, "Gaze into the sky and count the stars--if you are able to count them!" Then he said to him, "So will 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.”
6Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD considered his response of faith as proof of genuine loyalty. 6Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.
7The LORD said to him, "I am the LORD who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess."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.”
8But Abram said, "O sovereign LORD, by what can I know that I am to possess it?" 8But Abram replied, “Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?”
9The LORD said to him, "Take for me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove 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.”
10So Abram took all these for him and then cut them in two and placed each half opposite the other, but he did not cut the birds in half.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.
11When birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. 11And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.
12When the sun went down, Abram fell sound asleep, and great terror overwhelmed him.12As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.
13Then the LORD said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign country. They will be enslaved and oppressed for 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.
14But I will execute judgment on the nation that they will serve. 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.
15But as for you, you will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age.15You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.
16In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its limit." 16In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
17When the sun had gone down and it was dark, a smoking firepot with a flaming torch passed between the animal parts.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.
18That day the LORD made a covenant with Abram: "To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River--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 land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites,19the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites,
20Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites,20Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites,
21Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites." 21Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.”
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