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Genesis 15:15-17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Genesis 15:15-17
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
15 You, however, will go to your ancestors in peace; you will be buried at a ripe old age. 16 In the fourth generation[a] your descendants will return here, for the wickedness of the Amorites is not yet complete.(A)
17 When the sun had set and it was dark, there appeared a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch, which passed between those pieces.
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- 15:16 Generation: the Hebrew term dor is commonly rendered as “generation,” but it may signify a period of varying length. A “generation” is the period between the birth of children and the birth of their parents, normally about twenty to twenty-five years. The actual length of a generation can vary, however; in Jb 42:16 it is thirty-five and in Nm 32:13 it is forty. The meaning may be life spans, which in Gn 6:3 is one hundred twenty years and in Is 65:20 is one hundred years.
Genesis 15:15-17
New International Version
Genesis 15:15-17
New International Version
15 You, however, will go to your ancestors(A) in peace and be buried at a good old age.(B) 16 In the fourth generation(C) your descendants will come back here,(D) for the sin of the Amorites(E) has not yet reached its full measure.”
17 When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch(F) appeared and passed between the pieces.(G)
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