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16 and the fourth generation doth turn back hither, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.'

17 And it cometh to pass -- the sun hath gone in, and thick darkness hath been -- and lo, a furnace of smoke, and a lamp of fire, which hath passed over between those pieces.

18 In that day hath Jehovah made with Abram a covenant, saying, `To thy seed I have given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Phrat,

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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