New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 15:13-18

13Godsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Abramלְאַבְרָ֗םle.'av.RamH87, “Knowיָדֹ֨עַya.Do.a'H3045for certainתֵּדַ֜עte.Da'H3045that yourdescendantsזַרְעֲךָ֗zar.'a.KhaH2233will be strangersגֵ֣ר׀gerH1616in a landבְּאֶ֙רֶץ֙be.'E.retzH776that is not theirsH1992, wherethey will be enslavedוַעֲבָד֖וּםva.'a.va.DumH5647and oppressedוְעִנּ֣וּve.'i.NuH6031fourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

14But I will alsoוְגַ֧םve.GamH1571judgeדָּ֣ןdanH1777the nationהַגּ֛וֹיha.GoyH1471whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they will serveיַעֲבֹ֖דוּya.'a.Vo.duH5647,and afterwardוְאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֥ןve.'a.cha.rei- khenH310 H3651they will comeיֵצְא֖וּye.tze.'UH3318out withmanyגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419possessionsבִּרְכֻ֥שׁbir.KhushH7399.

15As for you,you shall goתָּב֥וֹאta.Vo'H935to your fathersאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1in peaceבְּשָׁל֑וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965;you will be buriedתִּקָּבֵ֖רti.ka.VerH6912at a goodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896oldבְּשֵׂיבָ֥הbe.sei.VahH7872ageH7872.

16Then inthe fourthרְבִיעִ֖יre.vi.'IH7243generationוְד֥וֹרve.DorH1755they will returnיָשׁ֣וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725hereהֵ֑נָּהHe.nahH2008, forthe iniquityעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771of the Amoriteהָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.RiH567is not yetעַד־ הֵֽנָּה׃'ad- He.nahH5704 H2008completeשָׁלֵ֛םsha.LemH8003.”

17It cameH1961about when the sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121had setבָּ֔אָהBa.'ahH935,that it was veryH5939darkH5939,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009, there appeareda smokingעָשָׁן֙'a.ShanH6227ovenתַנּ֤וּרta.NurH8574and a flamingאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784torchוְלַפִּ֣ידve.la.PidH3940whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834passedעָבַ֔ר'a.VarH5674betweenבֵּ֖יןbeinH996theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428piecesהַגְּזָרִ֥יםha.ge.za.RimH1506.

18On that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068madeכָּרַ֧תka.RatH3772a covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285with Abramאַבְרָ֖ם'av.RamH87,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “To yourdescendantsלְזַרְעֲךָ֗le.zar.'a.KhaH2233I have givenנָתַ֙תִּי֙na.Ta.tiH5414thisH2088landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776, Fromthe riverמִנְּהַ֣רmi.ne.HarH5104of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714as farעַד־'ad-H5704as the greatהַגָּדֹ֖לha.ga.DolH1419riverהַנָּהָ֥רha.na.HarH5104,the riverנְהַר־ne.har-H5104Euphratesפְּרָֽת׃pe.RatH6578:

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