Genesis 15:17-19
New English Translation
17 When the sun had gone down and it was dark, a smoking firepot with a flaming torch[a] passed between the animal parts.[b] 18 That day the Lord made a covenant[c] with Abram: “To your descendants I give[d] this land, from the river of Egypt[e] to the great river, the Euphrates River— 19 the land[f] of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites,
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- Genesis 15:17 sn A smoking pot with a flaming torch. These same implements were used in Mesopotamian rituals designed to ward off evil (see E. A. Speiser, Genesis [AB], 113-14).
- Genesis 15:17 tn Heb “these pieces.”
- Genesis 15:18 tn Heb “cut a covenant.”
- Genesis 15:18 tn The perfect verbal form is understood as instantaneous (“I here and now give”). Another option is to understand it as rhetorical, indicating certitude (“I have given” meaning it is as good as done, i.e., “I will surely give”).sn To your descendants I give this land. The Lord here unconditionally promises that Abram’s descendants will possess the land, but he does not yet ratify his earlier promises to give Abram a multitude of descendants and eternal possession of the land. The fulfillment of those aspects of the promise remain conditional (see Gen 17:1-8) and are ratified after Abraham offers up his son Isaac (see Gen 22:1-19). For a fuller discussion see R. B. Chisholm, “Evidence from Genesis,” A Case for Premillennialism, 35-54.
- Genesis 15:18 sn The river of Egypt is a wadi (a seasonal stream) on the northeastern border of Egypt, not the River Nile.
- Genesis 15:19 tn The words “the land” are supplied in the translation for stylistic reasons.
Genesis 15:17-19
New International Version
17 When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch(A) appeared and passed between the pieces.(B) 18 On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram(C) and said, “To your descendants I give this land,(D) from the Wadi[a] of Egypt(E) to the great river, the Euphrates(F)— 19 the land of the Kenites,(G) Kenizzites, Kadmonites,
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- Genesis 15:18 Or river
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