Genesis 15:16-18

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¹⁶And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”^(A)

¹⁷When the sun had gone down and it was dark, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch passed between these pieces.^(B) ¹⁸On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the River Euphrates,^(C)

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Genesis 15:16-18

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¹⁶In the fourth generation^(A) your descendants will come back here,^(B) for the sin of the Amorites^(C) has not yet reached its full measure.”

¹⁷When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch^(D) appeared and passed between the pieces.^(E) ¹⁸On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram^(F) and said, “To your descendants I give this land,^(G) from the Wadi^[a] of Egypt^(H) to the great river, the Euphrates^(I)—