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Genesis 15:9-15
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Genesis 15:9-15
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9 So the Lord said to him, “Bring me a heifer,(A) a goat and a ram, each three years old,(B) along with a dove and a young pigeon.(C)”
10 Abram brought all these to him, cut them in two and arranged the halves opposite each other;(D) the birds, however, he did not cut in half.(E) 11 Then birds of prey came down on the carcasses,(F) but Abram drove them away.
12 As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep,(G) and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. 13 Then the Lord said to him, “Know for certain that for four hundred years(H) your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own and that they will be enslaved(I) and mistreated there. 14 But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out(J) with great possessions.(K) 15 You, however, will go to your ancestors(L) in peace and be buried at a good old age.(M)
Genesis 15:9-15
King James Version
Genesis 15:9-15
King James Version
9 And he said unto him, Take me an 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 unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.
11 And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
13 And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
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Genesis 15:9-15
New King James Version
Genesis 15:9-15
New King James Version
9 So He said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” 10 Then he brought all these to Him and (A)cut them in two, down the middle, and placed each piece opposite the other; but he did not cut (B)the birds in two. 11 And when the vultures came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.
12 Now when the sun was going down, (C)a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, horror and great darkness fell upon him. 13 Then He said to Abram: “Know certainly (D)that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and (E)they will afflict them four hundred years. 14 And also the nation whom they serve (F)I will judge; afterward (G)they shall come out with great possessions. 15 Now as for you, (H)you shall [a]go (I)to your fathers in peace; (J)you shall be buried at a good old age.
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- Genesis 15:15 Die and join your ancestors
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