| New Living Translation | New Living Translation |
| 1Some time later, the LORD spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great.” | 1Some time later, the LORD spoke to Abram in a vision and said to him, “Do not be afraid, Abram, for I will protect you, and your reward will be great.” |
| 2But Abram replied, “O Sovereign LORD, what good are all your blessings when I don’t even have a son? Since you’ve given me no children, Eliezer of Damascus, a servant in my household, will inherit all my wealth. | 2But Abram replied, “O Sovereign LORD, what good are all your blessings when I don’t even have a son? Since you’ve given me no children, Eliezer of Damascus, a servant in my household, will inherit all my wealth. |
| 3You have given me no descendants of my own, so one of my servants will be my heir.” | 3You have given me no descendants of my own, so one of my servants will be my heir.” |
| 4Then the LORD said to him, “No, your servant will not be your heir, for you will have a son of your own who will be your heir.” | 4Then the LORD said to him, “No, your servant will not be your heir, for you will have a son of your own who will be your heir.” |
| 5Then the LORD took Abram outside and said to him, “Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That’s how many descendants you will have!” | 5Then the LORD took Abram outside and said to him, “Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That’s how many descendants you will have!” |
| 6And Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD counted him as righteous because of his faith. | 6And Abram believed the LORD, and the LORD counted him as righteous because of his faith. |
| 7Then the LORD told him, “I am the LORD who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land as your possession.” | 7Then the LORD told him, “I am the LORD who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land as your possession.” |
| 8But Abram replied, “O Sovereign LORD, how can I be sure that I will actually possess it?” | 8But Abram replied, “O Sovereign LORD, how can I be sure that I will actually possess it?” |
| 9The LORD told 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.” | 9The LORD told 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.” |
| 10So Abram presented all these to him and killed them. Then he cut each animal down the middle and laid the halves side by side; he did not, however, cut the birds in half. | 10So Abram presented all these to him and killed them. Then he cut each animal down the middle and laid the halves side by side; he did not, however, cut the birds in half. |
| 11Some vultures swooped down to eat the carcasses, but Abram chased them away. | 11Some vultures swooped down to eat the carcasses, but Abram chased them away. |
| 12As the sun was going down, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a terrifying darkness came down over him. | 12As the sun was going down, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a terrifying darkness came down over him. |
| 13Then the LORD said to Abram, “You can be sure that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign land, where they will be oppressed as slaves for 400 years. | 13Then the LORD said to Abram, “You can be sure that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign land, where they will be oppressed as slaves for 400 years. |
| 14But I will punish the nation that enslaves them, and in the end they will come away with great wealth. | 14But I will punish the nation that enslaves them, and in the end they will come away with great wealth. |
| 15(As for you, you will die in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.) | 15(As for you, you will die in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.) |
| 16After four generations your descendants will return here to this land, for the sins of the Amorites do not yet warrant their destruction.” | 16After four generations your descendants will return here to this land, for the sins of the Amorites do not yet warrant their destruction.” |
| 17After the sun went down and darkness fell, Abram saw a smoking firepot and a flaming torch pass between the halves of the carcasses. | 17After the sun went down and darkness fell, Abram saw a smoking firepot and a flaming torch pass between the halves of the carcasses. |
| 18So the LORD made a covenant with Abram that day and said, “I have given this land to your descendants, all the way from the border of Egypt to the great Euphrates River— | 18So the LORD made a covenant with Abram that day and said, “I have given this land to your descendants, all the way from the border of Egypt to the great Euphrates River— |
| 19the land now occupied by the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, | 19the land now occupied by the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, |
| 20Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, | 20Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, |
| 21Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.” | 21Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.” |
| Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. | Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. |
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