| New King James Version | International Standard Version |
| 1After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly 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." |
| 2But Abram said, “Lord GOD, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is 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? |
| 3Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed one born in my house is my 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 to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your 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." |
| 5Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants 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 accounted it to him for righteousness. | 6Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness. |
| 7Then He said to him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you 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, how shall I know that I will inherit it?” | 8But he replied, "Lord GOD, how will I know that I will inherit it?" |
| 9So He said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, 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." |
| 10Then he brought all these to Him and cut them in two, down the middle, and placed each piece opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds in two. | 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 vultures came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. | 11When birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. |
| 12Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and 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. |
| 13Then He said to Abram: “Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will 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 the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions. | 14However, I will judge the nation that they serve, and later they will leave there with many possessions. |
| 15Now as for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at 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 return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.” | 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, when the sun went down and it was dark, that behold, there appeared a smoking oven and a burning torch 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. |
| 18On the same 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, 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, the Kenezzites, the Kadmonites, | 19including the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, |
| 20the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, | 20the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, |
| 21the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.” | 21the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites." |
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