Berean Standard Bible
Genesis 15:13-18
13Then the LORD saidH559 to AbramH87, “Know for certainH3045 thatH3588 your descendantsH2233 will beH1961 strangersH1616 in a landH776 that is notH3808 their own, and they will be enslavedH5647 and mistreatedH6031 fourH702 hundredH3967 yearsH8141. 14ButH1571 IH595 will judgeH1777 the nationH1471 they serve as slavesH5647, and afterwardH310H3651 they will departH3318 with manyH1419 possessionsH7399.1 15You, howeverH859, will goH935 toH413 your fathersH1 in peaceH7965 and be buriedH6912 at a ripe old ageH7872H2896. 16In the fourthH7243 generationH1755 your descendants will returnH7725 hereH2008, forH3588 the iniquityH5771 of the AmoritesH567 is notH3808 yetH5704H2008 completeH8003.”
17When the sunH8121 had setH935 and darknessH5939 had fallenH1961, beholdH2009, a smokingH6227 firepotH8574 and a flamingH784 torchH3940 appeared and passedH5674 betweenH996 the halvesH1506 of the carcasses. 18On thatH1931 dayH3117 the LORDH3068 madeH3772 a covenantH1285 withH854 AbramH87, sayingH559, “To your descendantsH2233 I have givenH5414 thisH2063 landH776—from the riverH5104 of EgyptH4714 toH5704 the greatH1419 RiverH5104 EuphratesH6578H5104—
Notes
- 1. Genesis 15:14 Cited in Acts 7:6–7 ↩
Commentaries on Genesis 15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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