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Bereshis 15:9-19 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

9. And He said unto him, Bring Me a heifer meshuleshet, and a she goat meshuleshet, and a ram meshulash, and a dove, and a pigeon.

10. And he brought unto Him all these, and divided them in two, and laid each half one opposite another; but the birds divided he not.

11. And when the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, Avram drove them away.

12. And when the shemesh was going down, a tardemah fell upon Avram; and, hinei, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.

13. And Hashem said unto Avram, Know of a surety that thy zera shall be a ger in a land not their own, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them arba me'ot shanah;

14. And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge; and afterward shall they come out with rechush gadol (great substance).

15. And thou shalt go to thy avot in shalom; thou shalt be buried at a good old age.

16. But in the fourth generation they shall come back here again; for the avon (iniquity) of the Emori (Amorite) is not yet full.

17. And it came to pass, that, when the shemesh went down, and it was dark, hinei a smoking fire-pot, and a blazing torch passed between those pieces.

18. On that day Hashem cut a brit (covenant) with Avram, saying, Unto thy zera have I given ha'aretz hazot, from the Wadi of Mitzrayim unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

19. [the land of] the Keni, and the Kenizzi, and the Kadmoni,

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