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1After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: "Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward." | 1After this, 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, "Sovereign LORD, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?" | 2But Abram said, "Sovereign LORD, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?" |
3And Abram said, "You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir." | 3And Abram said, "You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir." |
4Then the word of the LORD came to him: "This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir." | 4Then the word of the LORD came to him: "This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir." |
5He took him outside and said, "Look up at the sky and count the stars--if indeed you can count them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be." | 5He took him outside and said, "Look up at the sky and count the stars--if indeed you can count them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be." |
6Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness. | 6Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness. |
7He also said to him, "I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to take possession of it." | 7He also said to him, "I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to take possession of it." |
8But Abram said, "Sovereign LORD, how can I know that I will gain possession of it?" | 8But Abram said, "Sovereign LORD, how can I know that I will gain possession of it?" |
9So the LORD said to him, "Bring me a heifer, a goat and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon." | 9So the LORD said to him, "Bring me a heifer, a goat and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon." |
10Abram brought all these to him, cut them in two and arranged the halves opposite each other; the birds, however, he did not cut in half. | 10Abram brought all these to him, cut them in two and arranged the halves opposite each other; the birds, however, he did not cut in half. |
11Then birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away. | 11Then birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away. |
12As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. | 12As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. |
13Then the LORD said to him, "Know for certain that for four hundred years your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own and that they will be enslaved and mistreated there. | 13Then the LORD said to him, "Know for certain that for four hundred years your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own and that they will be enslaved and mistreated there. |
14But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions. | 14But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions. |
15You, however, will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age. | 15You, however, will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age. |
16In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure." | 16In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure." |
17When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch appeared and passed between the pieces. | 17When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch appeared and passed between the pieces. |
18On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram and said, "To your descendants I give this land, from the Wadi of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates-- | 18On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram and said, "To your descendants I give this land, from the Wadi of Egypt to the great river, the 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." |
New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. | New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. |
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