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Then behold, the word of Yahweh came to him, saying, “This one will not be your heir; (A)but one who will come forth from your own [a]body, he shall be your heir.” And He brought him outside and said, “Now look toward the heavens, and (B)number the stars, if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “(C)So shall your seed be.” (D)Then he believed in Yahweh; and He counted it to him as righteousness.

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  1. Genesis 15:4 Lit inward parts

Then the word of the Lord came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.(A) He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars(B)—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring[a] be.”(C)

Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.(D)

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  1. Genesis 15:5 Or seed