16 And in the [a]fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the [b]wickedness of the Amorites is not yet full.

17 Also when the sun went down, there was a darkness: and behold, a smoking furnace, and a firebrand, which went between those pieces.

18 (A)In that same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land: (B)from the river of Egypt unto the great river [c]Euphrates.

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  1. Genesis 15:16 Or, after four hundred years.
  2. Genesis 15:16 Though God suffer the wicked for a time, yet his vengeance falleth upon them, when the measure of their wickedness is full.
  3. Genesis 15:18 Hebrew, Perath.

16 In 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.”

17 When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch(D) appeared and passed between the pieces.(E) 18 On 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)

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  1. Genesis 15:18 Or river