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1 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. ”
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After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, "Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great."
2 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?”
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But Abram said, "O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?"
3 And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
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And Abram said, "You have given me no offspring, and so a slave born in my house is to be my heir."
4 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.”
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But the word of the Lord came to him, "This man shall not be your heir; no one but your very own issue shall be your heir."
5 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.”
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He brought him outside and said, "Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them." Then he said to him, "So shall your descendants be."
6 Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness.
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And he believed the Lord; and the Lord reckoned it to him as righteousness.
7 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.”
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Then he said to him, "I am the Lord who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to possess."
8 But Abram said, “Sovereign LORD, how can I know that I will gain possession of it?”
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But he said, "O Lord God, how am I to know that I shall possess it?"
9 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.”
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He said to him, "Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon."
10 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.
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He brought him all these and cut them in two, laying each half over against the other; but he did not cut the birds in two.
11 Then birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.
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And when birds of prey came down on the carcasses, Abram drove them away.
12 As the sun was setting, Abram fell into a deep sleep, and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him.
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As the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and a deep and terrifying darkness descended upon him.
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