Bereshis 15

Orthodox Jewish Bible

15 After these things the Devar Hashem came unto Avram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Avram; I am thy mogen, and thy exceeding great sachar (reward).

² And Avram said, Adonoi Hashem, what wilt Thou give me, since I go childless, and the Ben Meshek of my Bais is this Eliezer of Dameshek (Damascus)?

³ And Avram said, See, to me Thou hast given no zera; and, hinei, one born in my bais is my yoresh (heir).

⁴ And, hinei, the Devar Hashem came unto him saying, This shall not be thy yoresh; but he that shall come forth out of thine own body shall be thy yoresh.

⁵ And He brought him forth outside, and said, Look now toward Shomayim, and count the kokhavim, if thou be able to number them; and He said unto him, So shall thy zera be.

⁶ And he believed in Hashem; and He credited [emunah (faith)] to him as tzedakah (righteousness).

⁷ And He said unto him, I am Hashem Who brought thee out of Ur Kasdim, to give thee ha’aretz hazot to be the yoresh of it.

⁸ And he said, Adonoi Hashem, how can I have da’as that I will be its yoresh?

⁹ And He said unto him, Bring Me a heifer meshuleshet, and a she goat meshuleshet, and a ram meshulash, and a dove, and a pigeon.

¹⁰ And he brought unto Him all these, and divided them in two, and laid each half one opposite another; but the birds divided he not.

¹¹ And when the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, Avram drove them away.

¹² And when the shemesh was going down, a tardemah fell upon Avram; and, hinei, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.

¹³ And Hashem said unto Avram, Know of a surety that thy zera shall be a ger in a land not their own, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them arba me’ot shanah;

¹⁴ And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge; and afterward shall they come out with rechush gadol (great substance).

¹⁵ And thou shalt go to thy avot in shalom; thou shalt be buried at a good old age.

¹⁶ But in the fourth generation they shall come back here again; for the avon (iniquity) of the Emori (Amorite) is not yet full.

¹⁷ And it came to pass, that, when the shemesh went down, and it was dark, hinei a smoking fire-pot, and a blazing torch passed between those pieces.

¹⁸ On that day Hashem cut a brit (covenant) with Avram, saying, Unto thy zera have I given ha’aretz hazot, from the Wadi of Mitzrayim unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

¹⁹ [the land of] the Keni, and the Kenizzi, and the Kadmoni,

²⁰ And the Chitti, and the Perizzi, and the Repha’im,

²¹ And the Emori, and the Kena’ani, and the Girgashi, and the Yevusi.