And He said to him, “I am the Lord who brought you out of (A)Ur of the Chaldeans, to (B)give you this land to [a]possess it.” But he said, “Lord [b]God, (C)how may I know that I will [c]possess it?” So He said to him, “[d]Bring Me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 15:7 Or inherit
  2. Genesis 15:8 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
  3. Genesis 15:8 Or inherit
  4. Genesis 15:9 Lit Take

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)

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

So the Lord said to him, “Bring me a heifer,(G) a goat and a ram, each three years old,(H) along with a dove and a young pigeon.(I)

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