¹⁵ All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring^[a] forever.^{(A) 16} I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted.^{(B) 17} Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land,^(C) for I am giving it to you.”^(D)

⁷ He also said to him, “I am the Lord, who brought you out^(A) of Ur of the Chaldeans^(B) to give you this land to take possession of it.”^(C)

⁸ But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord,^(D) how can I know^(E) that I will gain possession of it?”^(F)