After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying,

“Fear not, Abram. I am your shield, and your exceeding great reward.”

2 And Abram said, “Lord God, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 And Abram said, “Behold, to me You have given no seed; and look, one born in my house is my heir.”

4 And behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying,

“This will not be your heir; but he that will come forth out of your own body will be your heir.”

5 And he brought him forth outside, and said,

“Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if you are able to number them.”

And He said to him,

“So will your seed be.”

6 And he believed in the LORD; and He counted it to him for righteousness.

7 And He said to him,

“I am the LORD that brought you out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land to inherit it.”

8 And he said, Lord God, how will I know that I will inherit it?

9 And He said to him,

“Take Me a 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.”

10 And he took to Him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another; but the birds he did not divide. 11 And when the fowls came down upon the carcasses, Abram drove them away.

12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and then, a horror of great darkness fell upon him. 13 And He said to Abram,

“Know for sure, that your seed will be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them; and they will afflict them for four hundred years. 14 And also that nation, whom they will serve, I will judge, and afterward they will come out with great property and goods. 15 And you will go to your fathers in peace; you will be buried in a good old age. 16 But in the fourth generation, they will come here again, for the iniquity of the Amorites 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 passed between those pieces. 18 On that same day, the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying,

“To your seed I have given this land from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:

19 The Kenites, and

the Kenizzites, and

the Kadmonites, 20 and

the Hittites, and

the Perizzites, and

the Rephaims, 21 And

the Amorites, and

the Canaanites, and

the Girgashites, and

the Jebusites.”

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Genesis 15

The King Version (KING)

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Notes:

1. look vs. lo

2. body vs. bowels

3. outside vs. abroad

4. v. 12 - then vs. lo

5. v.16 – here vs. hither

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