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Genesis 15:12-16
New International Version
Genesis 15:12-16
New International Version
12 As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep,(A) and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. 13 Then the Lord said to him, “Know for certain that for four hundred years(B) your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own and that they will be enslaved(C) and mistreated there. 14 But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out(D) with great possessions.(E) 15 You, however, will go to your ancestors(F) in peace and be buried at a good old age.(G) 16 In the fourth generation(H) your descendants will come back here,(I) for the sin of the Amorites(J) has not yet reached its full measure.”
Bereshis 15:12-16
Orthodox Jewish Bible
Bereshis 15:12-16
Orthodox Jewish Bible
12 And when the shemesh was going down, a tardemah fell upon Avram; and, hinei, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.
13 And Hashem said unto Avram, Know of a surety that thy zera shall be a ger in a land not their own, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them arba me’ot shanah;
14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge; and afterward shall they come out with rechush gadol (great substance).
15 And thou shalt go to thy avot in shalom; thou shalt be buried at a good old age.
16 But in the fourth generation they shall come back here again; for the avon (iniquity) of the Emori (Amorite) is not yet full.
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Genesis 15:12-16
New King James Version
Genesis 15:12-16
New King James Version
12 Now when the sun was going down, (A)a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him. 13 Then He said to Abram: “Know certainly (B)that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and (C)they will afflict them four hundred years. 14 And also the nation whom they serve (D)I will judge; afterward (E)they shall come out with great possessions. 15 Now as for you, (F)you shall [a]go (G)to your fathers in peace; (H)you shall be buried at a good old age. 16 But (I)in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity (J)of the Amorites (K)is not yet complete.”
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Genesis 15:12-16
English Standard Version
Genesis 15:12-16
English Standard Version
12 As the sun was going down, a (A)deep sleep fell on Abram. And behold, dreadful and great darkness fell upon him. 13 Then the Lord said to Abram, “Know for certain (B)that your offspring will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs and will be servants there, and (C)they will be afflicted for (D)four hundred years. 14 But (E)I will bring judgment on the nation that they serve, and afterward (F)they shall come out with great possessions. 15 As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; (G)you shall be buried in a good old age. 16 And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for (H)the iniquity of the Amorites (I)is not yet complete.”
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