Genesis 15

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1	After 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.	After 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.”	After these things Yahweh’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”
2	And Abram said, Lord GOD , what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?	But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”	Abram said, “Lord Yahweh, what will you give me, since I go childless, and he who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?”
3	And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.	Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”	Abram said, “Behold, you have given no children to me: and, behold, one born in my house is my heir.”
4	And, 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.	Then 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.”	Behold, Yahweh’s word came to him, saying, “This man will not be your heir, but he who will come out of your own body will be your heir.”
5	And 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.	And 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.”	Yahweh brought him outside, and said, “Look now toward the sky, and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” He said to Abram, “So your offspring will be.”
6	And he believed in the LORD ; and he counted it to him for righteousness.	Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.	He believed in Yahweh, who credited it to him for righteousness.
7	And 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.	The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”	He said to Abram, “I am Yahweh who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land to inherit it.”
8	And he said, Lord GOD , whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?	But Abram replied, “Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?”	He said, “Lord Yahweh, how will I know that I will inherit it?”
9	And 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.	And 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.”	He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”
10	And 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.	So 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.	He brought him all these, and divided them in the middle, and laid each half opposite the other; but he didn’t divide the birds.
11	And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.	And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.	The birds of prey came down on the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
12	And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.	As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.	When the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. Now terror and great darkness fell on him.
13	And 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;	Then 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.	He said to Abram, “Know for sure that your offspring will live as foreigners in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them. They will afflict them four hundred years.
14	And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.	But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.	I will also judge that nation, whom they will serve. Afterward they will come out with great wealth;
15	And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.	You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.	but you will go to your fathers in peace. You will be buried at a good old age.
16	But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.	In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”	In the fourth generation they will come here again, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.”
17	And 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.	When 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.	It came to pass that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold, a smoking furnace and a flaming torch passed between these pieces.
18	In 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:	On 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—	In that day Yahweh made a covenant with Abram, saying, “I have given this land to your offspring, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:
19	The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,	the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites,	the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites,
20	And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,	Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites,	the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim,
21	And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.	Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.”	the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.”

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