Genesis 15:16
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But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.”
And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.
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).”
And in the fourth generation they [your descendants] shall come back here [to Canaan] again, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full and complete.
But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
In the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.”
The fourth generation will return here since the Amorites’ wrongdoing won’t have reached its peak until then.”
Only in the fourth generation will your descendants come back here, because only then will the Emori be ripe for punishment.”
Four generations later, your descendants will return here and take this land, because only then will the people who live here be so sinful that they deserve to be punished.
And [in the] fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
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.
After four generations your people will come to this land again and defeat the Amorites. That will happen in the future because the Amorites are not yet guilty enough to lose their land.”
After four generations, your descendants will come back here to Canaan. At that time, I will punish the Amorites because they do very bad things. But the time has not yet arrived that I will punish them.’
In the fourth generation your descendants will come here again, because the guilt of the Amorites is not yet full.”
And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
·After your great-great-grandchildren are born [L After the fourth generation], ·your people [L they] will come ·to this land [L here] again. It will take that long, because ·I am not yet going to punish the Amorites for their evil behavior [T the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete; C Amorites is one name for the pre-Israelite inhabitants of Canaan].”
And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the wickedness of the Amorites is not yet full.
In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, because the sin of the Amorites will not have run its course until then.”
It will be four generations before your descendants come back here, because I will not drive out the Amorites until they become so wicked that they must be punished.”
In the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.”
After your great-great-grandchildren are born, your people will come to this land again. It will take that long, because the Amorites are not yet evil enough to punish.”
Your descendants will return here in the fourth generation, since the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet run its course.”
But in the fourth generation they shall come here again; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
Then in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.”
And the fourth generation shall return here, for the guilt of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
After four generations they will return here to this land; for the wickedness of the Amorite nations living here now will not be ready for punishment until then.”
God said to Abram, “Know this: your descendants will live as outsiders in a land not theirs; they’ll be enslaved and beaten down for 400 years. Then I’ll punish their slave masters; your offspring will march out of there loaded with plunder. But not you; you’ll have a long and full life and die a good and peaceful death. Not until the fourth generation will your descendants return here; sin is still a thriving business among the Amorites.”
In the fourth generation, your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, because the sin of the Amorites will not have run its course until then.”
In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the wickedness of the Amorites is not yet complete.
Then in the fourth generation they will return here, for the wrongdoing of the Amorite is not yet complete.”
Then in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.”
In the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet come to full measure.”
After your great-great-grandchildren are born, your people will come to this land again. It will take that long, because I am not yet going to punish the Amorites for their evil behavior.”
In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its limit.”
Your children’s grandchildren will come back here. That’s because the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached the point where I must punish them.”
In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.”
In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.’
But in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
Then your great great-grandchildren will return here. For the sins of the Amorite are not yet finished.”
After four generations your descendants will return here to this land, for the sins of the Amorites do not yet warrant their destruction.”
And they shall come back here in the fourth generation; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.’
And they shall come back here in the fourth generation; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.’
And they shall come back here in the fourth generation; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
But in the fourth generation they shall come back here again; for the avon (iniquity) of the Emori (Amorite) is not yet full.
And they shall come back here in the fourth generation; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
And they shall come back here in the fourth generation; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
Then in the fourth generation they will return here—for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
Not until the fourth generation will your descendants return here to possess the land, because the sin of the Amorite people has not yet reached its full measure.
In the fourth generation they will come here again, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.”
Soothly in the fourth generation they shall turn again hither, for the wickedness of [the] Amorites be not yet [full-]filled, till to (this) present time (until now).
and the fourth generation doth turn back hither, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.'
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