Genesis 15 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 After these things hath the word of Jehovah been unto Abram in a vision, saying, 'Fear not, Abram, I am a shield to thee, thy reward is exceeding 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 And Abram saith, 'Lord Jehovah, what dost Thou give to me, and I am going childless? and an acquired son in my house is Demmesek Eliezer.' 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 saith, 'Lo, to me Thou hast not given seed, and lo, a domestic doth heir me.' 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 And lo, the word of Jehovah is unto him, saying, 'This one doth not heir thee; but he who cometh out from thy bowels, he doth heir thee;' 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 He bringeth him out without, and saith, 'Look attentively, I pray thee, towards the heavens, and count the stars, if thou art able to count them;' and He saith to him, 'Thus is thy seed.' 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 And he hath believed in Jehovah, and He reckoneth it to him -- righteousness. 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 saith unto him, 'I am Jehovah who brought thee out from Ur of the Chaldees, to give to thee this land to possess it;' 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 and he saith, 'Lord Jehovah, whereby do I know that I possess 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 And He saith unto him, 'Take for Me a heifer of three years, and a she-goat of three years, and a ram of three years, and a turtle-dove, and a young bird;' 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 and he taketh to him all these, and separateth them in the midst, and putteth each piece over against its fellow, but the bird he hath not divided; 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 and the ravenous birds come down upon the carcases, and Abram causeth them to turn back. 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 And the sun is about to go in, and deep sleep hath fallen upon Abram, and lo, a terror of great darkness is falling upon 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 and He saith to Abram, 'knowing -- know that thy seed is a sojourner in a land not theirs, and they have served them, and they have afflicted them 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 and the nation also whom they serve I judge, and after this they go out with great substance; 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 and thou -- thou comest in unto thy fathers in peace; thou art buried in 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 and the fourth generation doth turn back hither, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.' 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 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. 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 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, 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 with the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite, the land of the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites,
20 and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Rephaim, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Rephaim, Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites,
21 and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite.' the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Girgashites and the Jebusites.” Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites.”
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