1902 Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR)

Genesis 15

1 God encourageth Abram. 2 Abram complaineth for want of an heir. 4 God promiseth him a son, and a multiplying of his seed. 6 Abram is justified by faith. 7 Canaan is promised again, and confirmed by a sign, 12 and a vision.

 15:1 ¶ After these things, came the word of Yahweh unto Abram, in a vision, saying,—Do not fear, Abram, I, am a shield to thee, thine exceeding great reward.

 15:2 ¶ And Abram said, My Lord Yahweh, what canst thou give me, when, I, am going on childless,—and, the heir of my house, is Eliezer, of Damascus.

 15:3 And Abram said—Lo, to me, hast thou not given seed,—And lo! a son of my household, is mine heir!

 15:4 And lo! the word of Yahweh [came] unto him, saying, This one, shall not be thine heir; But, one who cometh forth of thy body—he, shall be thine heir.

 15:5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said—Look steadfastly, I pray thee, towards the heavens, and number the stars, if thou be able to number, them, And he said to him, Thus, shall be thy seed.

 15:6 And he had faith in Yahweh,—so he reckoned it to him, as righteousness.

 15:7 ¶ And he said unto him,—I, am Yahweh, who brought thee forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land, to inherit it.

 15:8 And he said: My Lord Yahweh, whereby, can I know, that I shall inherit it?

 15:9 And he said unto him, Take for 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.

 15:10 So he took for him all these, and divided, them, in the midst, and placed each piece over against its fellow,—but, the birds, divided he not.

 15:11 Then came down the birds of prey upon the carcases,—and Abram drove them away.

 15:12 ¶ And it came to pass, when, the sun, was about to go in, and, a deep sleep, had fallen upon Abram, lo! a terror—a great darkness, was falling upon him.

 15:13 And he said to Abram—Thou, must surely know, that, sojourners, will thy seed become in a land not theirs, and shall serve them, and they will humble them, four hundred years;

 15:14 moreover also, the nation whom they will serve, I, am going to judge, and, after that, shall they come forth with great substance.

 15:15 But, thou, shalt go in unto thy fathers, in peace,—thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

 15:16 And, in the fourth generation, shall they return hither,—for, not complete, is the iniquity of the Amorites, as yet.

 15:17 ¶ So it came to pass, when, the sun, had gone in, and, a thick darkness, had come on, that lo! there was a smoking hearth and torch of fire, which passed through between these pieces.

 15:18 In that day, did Yahweh solemnise with Abram a covenant, saying,—To thy seed, have I given this land, from the river of Egypt, as far as the great river—the river Euphrates:

 15:19 the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite;

 15:20 and the Hittite and the Perizzite, and the Rephaim;

 15:21 and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite.