9. So the Lord said to him, "Bring me a young cow. Also bring a goat and a ram. All of them must be three years old. Bring a dove and a young pigeon along with them."
10. Abram brought all of them to the Lord. Abram cut them in two. He placed the halves opposite each other. But he didn't cut the birds in half.
11. Then large birds came down to eat the dead bodies of the animals and birds. But Abram chased the large birds away.
12. As the sun was going down, Abram fell into a deep sleep. A thick and terrible darkness covered him.
13. Then the Lord said to him, "You can be sure of what I am about to tell you. Your children who live after you will be strangers in a country that does not belong to them. They will become slaves. They will be treated badly for 400 years.
14. But I will punish the nation that makes them slaves. After that, they will leave with all kinds of valuable things.