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11 And the birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away. 12 And it happened, as the sun went down,[a] then a deep sleep fell upon Abram and, behold, a great terrifying darkness fell upon him. 13 And he said to Abram, “You must surely know[b] that your descendants shall be as aliens in a land not their own.[c] And they shall serve them[d] and they[e] shall oppress them four hundred years.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 15:12 Literally “to go”
  2. Genesis 15:13 Literally “knowing you must know”
  3. Genesis 15:13 Literally “not to them”
  4. Genesis 15:13 Some nation hostile to Abram’s descendants (Egypt in later history)
  5. Genesis 15:13 Some nation hostile to Abram’s descendants (Egypt in later history)

11 Then birds of prey came down on the carcasses,(A) but Abram drove them away.

12 As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep,(B) and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him. 13 Then the Lord said to him, “Know for certain that for four hundred years(C) your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own and that they will be enslaved(D) and mistreated there.

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