1 ¶ After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

After these things the word of Jehovah came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield, thy exceeding great reward.

2 ¶ And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

And Abram said, Lord Jehovah, what wilt thou give me? seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus.

3 A nd Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed; and, behold, one born in my house is my heir.

And Abram said, Lo, to me thou hast given no seed, and behold, a son of my house will be mine heir.

4 A nd then the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thy heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thy heir.

And behold, the word of Jehovah to him, saying, This shall not be thine heir, but he that will come forth out of thy body shall be thine heir.

5 A nd he brought him forth abroad and said, Look now toward the heavens and count the stars, if thou art able to number them. And he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

And he led him out, and said, Look now toward the heavens, and number the stars, if thou be able to number them. And he said to him, So shall thy seed be!

6 A nd he believed the LORD, and he counted it to him for righteousness.

And he believed Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him righteousness.

7 ¶ And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees to give thee this land to inherit it.

And he said to him, I am Jehovah who brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give thee this land to possess it.

8 A nd he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

And he said, Lord Jehovah, how shall I know that I shall possess it?

9 A nd he said unto him, Take me a heifer three years old and a she goat three years old and a ram three years old and a turtledove and a young pigeon.

And he said to him, Take me a heifer of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon.

10 A nd he took unto him all these and divided them in the midst and laid each piece one against another, but he did not divide the birds.

And he took all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid the half of each opposite its fellow; but the birds he did not divide.

11 A nd when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.

And the birds of prey came down on the carcases; and Abram scared them away.

12 ¶ And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, behold, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.

And as the sun was just going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, a horror, a great darkness, fell upon him.

13 T hen he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs and shall serve them, and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

And he said to Abram, Know assuredly that thy seed will be a sojourner in a land not theirs, and they shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years.

14 a nd also that nation, whom they shall serve, I will judge; and afterward shall they come out with great riches.

But also that nation which they shall serve I will judge; and afterwards they shall come out with great property.

15 A nd thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

16 B ut in the fourth generation they shall come here again; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

And fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

17 ¶ And it came to pass that when the sun went down and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.

And it came to pass when the sun had gone down, and it was dark, that behold, there was a smoking furnace, and a flame of fire which passed between those pieces.

18 I n the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed shall I give this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

On the same day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates;

19 t he Kenite and the Kenizzite and the Kadmonite

the Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,

20 a nd the Hittite and the Perizzite and the Rephaim

and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaim,

21 a nd the Amorite and the Canaanite and the Girgashite and the Jebusite.

and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.