# Genesis 15 ## Genesis 15:1 - [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. - [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. - [YLT] After these things hath the word of Jehovah been unto Abram in a vision, saying, 'Fear not, Abram, I *am* a shield to thee, thy reward *is* exceeding great.' ### Notes on Genesis 15:1 - ## Genesis 15:2 - [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? - [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? - [YLT] And Abram saith, 'Lord Jehovah, what dost Thou give to me, and I am going childless? and an acquired son in my house is Demmesek Eliezer.' ### Notes on Genesis 15:2 - ## Genesis 15:3 - [KJV] And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. - [ASV] And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. - [YLT] And Abram saith, 'Lo, to me Thou hast not given seed, and lo, a domestic doth heir me.' ### Notes on Genesis 15:3 - ## Genesis 15:4 - [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. - [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. - [YLT] And lo, the word of Jehovah *is* unto him, saying, 'This *one* doth not heir thee; but he who cometh out from thy bowels, he doth heir thee;' ### Notes on Genesis 15:4 - ## Genesis 15:5 - [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. - [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. - [YLT] and He bringeth him out without, and saith, 'Look attentively, I pray thee, towards the heavens, and count the stars, if thou art able to count them;' and He saith to him, 'Thus is thy seed.' ### Notes on Genesis 15:5 - ## Genesis 15:6 - [KJV] And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. - [ASV] And he believed in Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness. - [YLT] And he hath believed in Jehovah, and He reckoneth it to him -- righteousness. ### Notes on Genesis 15:6 - ## Genesis 15:7 - [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. - [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. - [YLT] And He saith unto him, 'I *am* Jehovah who brought thee out from Ur of the Chaldees, to give to thee this land to possess it;' ### Notes on Genesis 15:7 - ## Genesis 15:8 - [KJV] And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? - [ASV] And he said, O Lord Jehovah, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? - [YLT] and he saith, 'Lord Jehovah, whereby do I know that I possess it?' ### Notes on Genesis 15:8 - ## Genesis 15:9 - [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. - [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. - [YLT] And He saith unto him, 'Take for Me a heifer of three years, and a she-goat of three years, and a ram of three years, and a turtle-dove, and a young bird;' ### Notes on Genesis 15:9 - ## Genesis 15:10 - [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. - [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. - [YLT] and he taketh to him all these, and separateth them in the midst, and putteth each piece over against its fellow, but the bird he hath not divided; ### Notes on Genesis 15:10 - ## Genesis 15:11 - [KJV] And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away. - [ASV] And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away. - [YLT] and the ravenous birds come down upon the carcases, and Abram causeth them to turn back. ### Notes on Genesis 15:11 - ## Genesis 15:12 - [KJV] And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon 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. - [YLT] And the sun is about to go in, and deep sleep hath fallen upon Abram, and lo, a terror of great darkness is falling upon him; ### Notes on Genesis 15:12 - ## Genesis 15:13 - [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; - [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; - [YLT] and He saith to Abram, 'knowing -- know that thy seed is a sojourner in a land not theirs, and they have served them, and they have afflicted them four hundred years, ### Notes on Genesis 15:13 - ## Genesis 15:14 - [KJV] And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. - [ASV] and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance. - [YLT] and the nation also whom they serve I judge, and after this they go out with great substance; ### Notes on Genesis 15:14 - ## Genesis 15:15 - [KJV] And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. - [ASV] But thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. - [YLT] and thou -- thou comest in unto thy fathers in peace; thou art buried in a good old age; ### Notes on Genesis 15:15 - ## Genesis 15:16 - [KJV] But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites *is* not yet full. - [ASV] And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full. - [YLT] and the fourth generation doth turn back hither, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.' ### Notes on Genesis 15:16 - ## Genesis 15:17 - [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. - [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. - [YLT] And it cometh to pass -- the sun hath gone in, and thick darkness hath been -- and lo, a furnace of smoke, and a lamp of fire, which hath passed over between those pieces. ### Notes on Genesis 15:17 - ## Genesis 15:18 - [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: - [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: - [YLT] In that day hath Jehovah made with Abram a covenant, saying, 'To thy seed I have given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Phrat, ### Notes on Genesis 15:18 - ## Genesis 15:19 - [KJV] The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites, - [ASV] the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite, - [YLT] with the Kenite, and the Kenizzite, and the Kadmonite, ### Notes on Genesis 15:19 - ## Genesis 15:20 - [KJV] And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims, - [ASV] and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Rephaim, - [YLT] and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Rephaim, ### Notes on Genesis 15:20 - ## Genesis 15:21 - [KJV] And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites. - [ASV] and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite. - [YLT] and the Amorite, and the Canaanite, and the Girgashite, and the Jebusite.' ### Notes on Genesis 15:21 -