Genesis 15:1

AMP: After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying,“Do not be afraid, Abram,I am your shield;Your reward [for obedience] shall be very great.”

ASV: After these things the word of Jehovah came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, [and] thy exceeding great reward.

BSB: After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision:“Do not be afraid, Abram.I am your shield,your very great reward.”

DARBY: 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.

DRA: Now when these things were done, the word of the Lord came to Abram by a vision, saying: Fear not, Abram, I am thy protector, and thy reward exceeding great.

KJV: 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.

Genesis 15:2

AMP: Abram said, “Lord God, what reward will You give me, since I am [leaving this world] childless, and he who will be the owner and heir of my house is this [servant] Eliezer from Damascus?”

ASV: And Abram said, O Lord Jehovah, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?

BSB: But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”

DARBY: 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.

DRA: And Abram said: Lord God, what wilt thou give me? I shall go without children: and the son of the steward of my house is this Damascus Eliezer.

KJV: 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?

Genesis 15:3

AMP: And Abram continued, “Since You have given no child to me, one (a servant) born in my house is my heir.”

ASV: And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.

BSB: Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”

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

DRA: And Abram added: But to me thou hast not given seed: and lo my servant, born in my house, shall be my heir.

KJV: And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.

Genesis 15:4

AMP: Then behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This man [Eliezer] will not be your heir but he who shall come from your own body shall be your heir.”

ASV: And, behold, the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying, This man shall not be thine heir; But he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

BSB: Then the word of the LORD came to Abram, saying, “This one will not be your heir, but one who comes from your own body will be your heir.”

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

DRA: And immediately the word of the Lord came to him, saying: He shall not be thy heir: but he that shall come out of thy bowels, him shalt thou have for thy heir.

KJV: And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

Genesis 15:5

AMP: And the Lord brought Abram outside [his tent into the night] and said, “Look now toward the heavens and count the stars—if you are able to count them.” Then He said to him, “So [numerous] shall your descendants be.” [Heb 11:12]

ASV: And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and number the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

BSB: And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”

DARBY: 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!

DRA: And he thought him forth abroad, and said to him: Look up to heaven and number the stars, if thou canst. And he said to him: So shall thy seed be.

KJV: And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

Genesis 15:6

AMP: Then Abram believed in (affirmed, trusted in, relied on, remained steadfast to) the Lord; and He counted (credited) it to him as righteousness (doing right in regard to God and man). [Rom 4:3, 18-22; Gal 3:6; James 2:23]

ASV: And he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.

BSB: Abram believed the LORD, and it was credited to him as righteousness.

DARBY: And he believed Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him [as] righteousness.

DRA: Abram believed God, and it was reputed to him unto justice.

KJV: And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.

Genesis 15:7

AMP: And He said to him, “I am the [same] Lord who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land as an inheritance.”

ASV: And he said unto him, I am Jehovah that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.

BSB: The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”

DARBY: 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.

DRA: And he said to him: I am the Lord who brought thee out from Ur of the Chaldees, to gibe thee this land, and that thou mightest possess it.

KJV: 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.

Genesis 15:8

AMP: But Abram said, “Lord God, by what [proof] will I know that I will inherit it?”

ASV: And he said, O Lord Jehovah, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

BSB: But Abram replied, “Lord GOD, how can I know that I will possess it?”

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

DRA: But he said: Lord God, whereby may I know that I shall possess it?

KJV: And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?

Genesis 15:9

AMP: So God said to him, “Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”

ASV: And 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 turtle-dove, and a young pigeon.

BSB: And the LORD said to him, “Bring Me a heifer, a goat, and a ram, each three years old, along with a turtledove and a young pigeon.”

DARBY: 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.

DRA: And the Lord answered, and said: Take me a cow of three years old, and a she goat of three years, and a ram of three years, a turtle also, and a pigeon.

KJV: And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.

Genesis 15:10

AMP: So Abram brought all these to Him and cut them down the middle, and laid each half opposite the other; but he did not cut the birds.

ASV: And he took him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each half over against the other: but the birds divided he not.

BSB: So Abram brought all these to Him, split each of them down the middle, and laid the halves opposite each other. The birds, however, he did not cut in half.

DARBY: 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.

DRA: And he took all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid the two pieces of each one against the other; but the birds he divided not.

KJV: And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.

Genesis 15:11

AMP: The birds of prey swooped down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

ASV: And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

BSB: And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

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

DRA: And the fowls came down upon carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

KJV: And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.

Genesis 15:12

AMP: When the sun was setting, a deep sleep overcame Abram; and a horror (terror, shuddering fear, nightmare) of great darkness overcame him.

ASV: And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.

BSB: As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and suddenly great terror and darkness overwhelmed him.

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

DRA: And when the sun was setting, a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and a great and darksome horror seized upon him.

KJV: And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

Genesis 15:13

AMP: God said to Abram, “Know for sure that your descendants will be strangers [living temporarily] in a land (Egypt) that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years. [Ex 12:40]

ASV: And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be sojourners in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

BSB: Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.

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

DRA: And it was said unto him: Know thou beforehand that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land not their own, and they shall bring them under bondage, and afflict them four hundred years.

KJV: And 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;

Genesis 15:14

AMP: But on that nation whom your descendants will serve I will bring judgment, and afterward they will come out [of that land] with great possessions. [Ex 12:35, 36; Acts 7:6, 7]

ASV: and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

BSB: But I will judge the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will depart with many possessions.

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

DRA: But I will judge the nation which they shall serve, and after this they shall come out with great substance.

KJV: And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.

Genesis 15:15

AMP: As for you, you shall [die and] go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a good old age.

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

BSB: You, however, will go to your fathers in peace and be buried at a ripe old age.

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

DRA: And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace, and be buried in a good old age.

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

Genesis 15:16

AMP: Then in the fourth generation your descendants shall return here [to Canaan, the land of promise], for the wickedness and guilt of the Amorites is not yet complete (finished).” [Josh 24:15]

ASV: And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.

BSB: In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”

DARBY: And [in the] fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

DRA: But in the fourth generation they shall return hither: for as yet the iniquities of the Amorrhites are not at the full until this present time.

KJV: But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

Genesis 15:17

AMP: When the sun had gone down and a [deep] darkness had come, there appeared a smoking brazier and a flaming torch which passed between the [divided] pieces [of the animals]. [Jer 34:18, 19]

ASV: And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold, a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch that passed between these pieces.

BSB: When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, behold, a smoking firepot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the halves of the carcasses.

DARBY: 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.

DRA: And when the sun was set, there arose a dark mist, and there appeared a smoking furnace and a lamp of fire passing between those divisions.

KJV: 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.

Genesis 15:18

AMP: On the same day the Lord made a covenant (promise, pledge) with Abram, saying,“To your descendants I have given this land,From the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates—

ASV: In that day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

BSB: On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land — from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates —

DARBY: 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;

DRA: That day God made a covenant with Abram, saying: To thy seed will I give this land, from the river of Egypt even to the great river Euphrates.

KJV: In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

Genesis 15:19

AMP: [the land of] the Kenites and the Kenizzites and the Kadmonites

ASV: the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite,

BSB: the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites,

DARBY: the Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,

DRA: The Cineans and Cenezites, the Cedmonites,

KJV: The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,

Genesis 15:20

AMP: and the Hittites and the Perizzites and the Rephaim,

ASV: and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Rephaim,

BSB: Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites,

DARBY: and the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaim,

DRA: And the Hethites, and the Pherezites, the Raphaim also,

KJV: And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,

Genesis 15:21

AMP: the Amorites and the Canaanites and the Girgashites and the Jebusites.”

ASV: and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite.

BSB: Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.”

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

DRA: And the Amorrhites, and the Chanaanits, and the Gergesites, and the Jebusites.

KJV: And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.

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