New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 15:9-13

9So He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Bringקְחָ֥הke.ChahH3947Me a threeH8027yearH8027oldמְשֻׁלֶּ֔שֶׁתme.shu.Le.shetH8027heiferעֶגְלָ֣ה'eg.LahH5697,and a threeמְשֻׁלֶּ֖שֶׁתme.shu.Le.shetH8027yearH8027oldמְשֻׁלָּ֑שׁme.shu.LashH8027femaleH5795goatוְעֵ֥זve.'EzH5795,and a threeH8027yearH8027oldH8027ramוְאַ֣יִלve.'A.yilH352,and a turtledoveוְתֹ֖רve.TorH8449,and a youngוְגוֹזָֽל׃ve.go.ZalH1469pigeonH1469.”

10Then hebroughtוַיִּֽקַּֽח־vai.yi.kach-H3947allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֗לֶּה'E.lehH428to Him andcutוַיְבַתֵּ֤רvay.va.TerH1334themin twoבַּתָּ֔וֶךְba.Ta.vekhH8432,and laidוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376halfבִּתְר֖וֹbit.RoH1335oppositeלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122the otherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453; but hedid not cutבָתָֽר׃va.TarH1334the birdsהַצִפֹּ֖רha.tzi.PorH6833.

11The birdsהָעַ֖יִטha.'A.yitH5861of preyH5861cameH3381downוַיֵּ֥רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381upon the carcassesהַפְּגָרִ֑יםha.pe.ga.RimH6297,and Abramאַבְרָֽם׃'av.RamH87droveH5380them awayH5380.

12Now when the sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121was goingלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935down,a deepוְתַרְדֵּמָ֖הve.tar.de.MahH8639sleepH8639fellנָפְלָ֣הna.fe.LahH5307upon Abramאַבְרָ֑ם'av.RamH87;and beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,terrorאֵימָ֛ה'ei.MahH367andgreatגְדֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419darknessחֲשֵׁכָ֥הcha.she.KhahH2825fellנֹפֶ֥לֶתno.Fe.letH5307upon him.

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.

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