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Genesis 15:11-13
1599 Geneva Bible
Genesis 15:11-13
1599 Geneva Bible
11 Then fowls fell on the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
12 And when the sun went down, there fell an heavy sleep unto Abram: and lo, [a]a very fearful darkness fell upon him.
13 Then he said to Abram, (A)Know for a surety, that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, (B)[b]four hundred years, and shall serve them: and they entreat them evil.
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- Genesis 15:12 Hebrew, a fear of great darkness.
- Genesis 15:13 Counting from the birth of Isaac to their departure out of Egypt: Which declareth that God will suffer his to be afflicted in this world.
Genesis 15:11-13
New International Version
Genesis 15:11-13
New International Version
11 Then birds of prey came down on the carcasses,(A) but Abram drove them away.
12 As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep,(B) and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. 13 Then the Lord said to him, “Know for certain that for four hundred years(C) your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own and that they will be enslaved(D) and mistreated there.
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