New American Standard Bible 1995

Genesis 15:9-17

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.

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.

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