Good News Translation GNT
New International Version NIV
1 After this, Abram had a vision and heard the Lord say to him, "Do not be afraid, Abram. I will shield you from danger and give you a great reward."
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After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield,your very great reward. ”
2 But Abram answered, "Sovereign Lord, what good will your reward do me, since I have no children? My only heir is Eliezer of Damascus.
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But Abram said, “Sovereign LORD, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?”
3 You have given me no children, and one of my slaves will inherit my property."
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And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
4 Then he heard the Lord speaking to him again: "This slave Eliezer will not inherit your property; your own son will be your heir."
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Then the word of the LORD came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.”
5 The Lord took him outside and said, "Look at the sky and try to count the stars; you will have as many descendants as that."
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He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring be.”
6 Abram put his trust in the Lord, and because of this the Lord was pleased with him and accepted him.
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Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness.
7 Then the Lord said to him, "I am the Lord, who led you out of Ur in Babylonia, to give you this land as your own."
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He also said to him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to take possession of it.”
8 But Abram asked, "Sovereign Lord, how can I know that it will be mine?"
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But Abram said, “Sovereign LORD, how can I know that I will gain possession of it?”
9 He answered, "Bring me a cow, a goat, and a ram, each of them three years old, and a dove and a pigeon."
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So the LORD said to him, “Bring me a heifer, a goat and a ram, each three years old, along with a dove and a young pigeon.”
10 Abram brought the animals to God, cut them in half, and placed the halves opposite each other in two rows; but he did not cut up the birds.
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Abram brought all these to him, cut them in two and arranged the halves opposite each other; the birds, however, he did not cut in half.
11 Vultures came down on the bodies, but Abram drove them off.
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Then birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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