Genesis 15 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; Your reward [for obedience] shall be very great.” After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great.” After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
2 Abram said, “Lord GOD, what reward will You give me, since I am [leaving this world] childless, and he who will be the owner and heir of my house is this [servant] Eliezer from Damascus?” But Abram said, “O Lord GOD, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” But Abram said, “Sovereign LORD, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?”
3 And Abram continued, “Since You have given no child to me, one (a servant) born in my house is my heir.” And Abram said, “Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir.” And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
4 Then behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “This man [Eliezer] will not be your heir but he who shall come from your own body shall be your heir.” And behold, the word of the LORD came to him: “This man shall not be your heir; your very own son shall be your heir.” 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.”
5 And the LORD brought Abram outside [his tent into the night] and said, “Look now toward the heavens and count the stars—if you are able to count them.” Then He said to him, “So [numerous] shall your descendants be.” And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”
6 Then Abram believed in (affirmed, trusted in, relied on, remained steadfast to) the LORD; and He counted (credited) it to him as righteousness (doing right in regard to God and man). And he believed the LORD, and he counted it to him as righteousness. Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness.
7 And He said to him, “I am the [same] LORD who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land as an inheritance.” And he said to him, “I am the LORD who brought you out from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.” He also said to him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to take possession of it.”
8 But Abram said, “Lord GOD, by what [proof] will I know that I will inherit it?” But he said, “O Lord GOD, how am I to know that I shall possess it?” But Abram said, “Sovereign LORD, how can I know that I will gain possession of it?”
9 So God 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.” He said to him, “Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” So the LORD said to him, “Bring me a heifer, a goat and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon.”
10 So Abram brought all these to Him and cut them down the middle, and laid each half opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds. And he brought him all these, cut them in half, and laid each half over against the other. But he did not cut the birds in half. Abram brought all these to him, cut them in two and arranged the halves opposite each other; the birds, however, he did not cut in half.
11 The birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away. And when birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away. Then birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.
12 When the sun was setting, a deep sleep overcame Abram; and a horror (terror, shuddering fear, nightmare) of great darkness overcame him. As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. And behold, dreadful and great darkness fell upon him. As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him.
13 God said to Abram, “Know for sure that your descendants will be strangers [living temporarily] in a land (Egypt) that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years. Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your offspring will be sojourners in a land that is not theirs and will be servants there, and they will be afflicted for four hundred years. Then the LORD said to him, “Know for certain that for four hundred years your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own and that they will be enslaved and mistreated there.
14 But on that nation whom your descendants will serve I will bring judgment, and afterward they will come out [of that land] with great possessions. But I will bring judgment on the nation that they serve, and afterward they shall come out with great possessions. But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions.
15 As for you, you shall [die and] go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a good old age. As for you, you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried in a good old age. You, however, will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age.
16 Then in the fourth generation your descendants shall return here [to Canaan, the land of promise], for the wickedness and guilt of the Amorites is not yet complete (finished).” And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.” In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.”
17 When the sun had gone down and a [deep] darkness had come, there appeared a smoking brazier and a flaming torch which passed between the [divided] pieces [of the animals]. When the sun had gone down and it was dark, behold, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces. When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch appeared and passed between the pieces.
18 On 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— On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your offspring I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates, On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram and said, “To your descendants I give this land, from the Wadi of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates—
19 [the land of] the Kenites and the Kenizzites and the Kadmonites the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites,
20 and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Rephaim, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites,
21 the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Girgashites and the Jebusites.” the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites and the Jebusites.” Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites.”
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