Genesis 15:16-18

Amplified Bible

¹⁶Then in the ^[a]fourth generation your descendants shall return here [to Canaan, the land of promise], for the wickedness and guilt of the ^[b]Amorites is not yet complete (finished).”^(A)

¹⁷When the sun had gone down and a [deep] darkness had come, there appeared a smoking ^[c]brazier and a flaming torch which passed between the [divided] pieces [of the animals].^(B) ¹⁸On the same day the Lord made a covenant (promise, pledge) with Abram, saying,

“To your descendants I have given this land,
From the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates—

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Footnotes

Genesis 15:16 This prophecy was fulfilled when Moses led the Israelites back to Canaan after their four hundred years in Egypt. He was “in the fourth generation” from Jacob—Levi, Kohath, Amram, Moses.
Genesis 15:16 The most important and powerful group of that region. The name “Amorite” later became virtually synonymous with that of the inhabitants of Canaan. They were known for their many superstitious practices (according to the Talmud).
Genesis 15:17 I.e. a large bowl or pan holding burning coals.

Genesis 15:16-18

New International Version

¹⁶In the fourth generation^(A) your descendants will come back here,^(B) for the sin of the Amorites^(C) has not yet reached its full measure.”

¹⁷When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch^(D) appeared and passed between the pieces.^(E) ¹⁸On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram^(F) and said, “To your descendants I give this land,^(G) from the Wadi^[a] of Egypt^(H) to the great river, the Euphrates^(I)—