Genesis 15:8-10
New American Standard Bible
8 But he said, “Lord [a]God, (A)how may I know that I will [b]possess it?” 9 So He said to him, “[c]Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” 10 Then he [d]brought all these to Him and (B)cut them [e]in two, and laid each half opposite the other; but he (C)did not cut the birds.
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- Genesis 15:8 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
- Genesis 15:8 Or inherit
- Genesis 15:9 Lit Take
- Genesis 15:10 Lit took
- Genesis 15:10 Lit in the midst
Genesis 15:8-10
New International Version
8 But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord,(A) how can I know(B) that I will gain possession of it?”(C)
9 So the Lord said to him, “Bring me a heifer,(D) a goat and a ram, each three years old,(E) along with a dove and a young pigeon.(F)”
10 Abram brought all these to him, cut them in two and arranged the halves opposite each other;(G) the birds, however, he did not cut in half.(H)
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