Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
And he said to Abram, Know of a certainty that thy seed shall be sojourners in a land that is not theirs. And shall serve them, and they shall afflict them four hundred years.
New American Standard Bible
God said to Abram, “Know for certain that
King James Version
And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
Holman Bible
Then the Lord said to Abram,
International Standard Version
Then the LORD told Abram, "You can be certain about this: Your descendants will be foreigners in a land that isn't theirs. They will be slaves there and will be oppressed for 400 years.
American Standard Version
And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be sojourners in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
Amplified
God said to Abram, “Know for sure that your descendants will be strangers [living temporarily] in a land (Egypt) that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years.
Bible in Basic English
And he said to Abram, Truly, your seed will be living in a land which is not theirs, as servants to a people who will be cruel to them for four hundred years;
Darby Translation
And he said to Abram, Know assuredly that thy seed will be a sojourner in a land that is not theirs, and they shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years.
King James 2000
And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that your descendants shall be sojourners in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said to Abram, "{You must surely know} that your descendants shall be [as] aliens in a land {not their own}. And they shall serve them and they shall oppress them four hundred years.
Modern King James verseion
And He said to Abram, You must surely know that your seed shall be a stranger in a land not theirs, and shall serve them. And they shall afflict them four hundred years.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And he said unto Abram, "Know this of a surety, that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that pertaineth not unto them. And they shall make bondmen of them and entreat them evil, four hundred years.
NET Bible
Then the Lord said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign country. They will be enslaved and oppressed for four hundred years.
New Heart English Bible
He said to Abram, "Know for sure that your seed will live as foreigners in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them. They will afflict them four hundred years.
The Emphasized Bible
And he said to Abram - Thou must surely know, that, sojourners, will thy seed become in a land not theirs, and shall serve them and they will humble them, four hundred years;
Webster
And he said to Abram, Know certainly that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
World English Bible
He said to Abram, "Know for sure that your seed will live as foreigners in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them. They will afflict them four hundred years.
Youngs Literal Translation
and He saith to Abram, 'knowing -- know that thy seed is a sojourner in a land not theirs, and they have served them, and they have afflicted them four hundred years,
Themes
Afflictions » God determines the continuance of
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
Egypt » History of israel in » Their sojourn in it, foretold
Israel » Prophecies » Concerning
Israel » Living » Egypt » 430 years
Israel » Prophecy » Captivity » In egypt
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 15:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh's Covenant With Abram
12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram. And, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him. 13 And he said to Abram, Know of a certainty that thy seed shall be sojourners in a land that is not theirs. And shall serve them, and they shall afflict them four hundred years. 14 And also I will judge that nation, whom they shall serve, and afterward they shall come out with great substance.
Phrases
Cross References
Galatians 3:17
And I say this, a covenant previously confirmed by God in Christ, the law, which happened four hundred and thirty years after, does not annul in order to make the promise useless.
Exodus 1:11
Therefore they set taskmasters over them to afflict them with their burdens. And they built store-cities for Pharaoh, Pithom and Rameses.
Exodus 12:40-41
Now the time that the sons of Israel dwelt in {the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan (LXX)} was four hundred and thirty years.
Acts 7:6-7
And God spoke thus: His seed would be alien in a foreign land, and they would enslave and mistreat them four hundred years.
Genesis 17:8
And I will give to thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojourning, all the land of Canaan for an everlasting possession, and I will be their God.
Exodus 1:1-2
Now these are the names of the sons of Israel who came into Egypt (every man and his household who came with Jacob):
Exodus 5:1-23
And afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, Thus says LORD, the God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.
Exodus 22:21
And thou shall not wrong a sojourner, neither shall thou oppress him, for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
Exodus 23:9
And thou shall not oppress a sojourner, for ye know the heart of a sojourner, since ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
Leviticus 19:34
The stranger that sojourns with you shall be to you as the home-born among you, and thou shall love him as thyself, for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt. I am LORD your God.
Deuteronomy 10:19
Love ye therefore the sojourner, for ye were sojourners in the land of Egypt.
Psalm 105:11-12
saying, To thee I will give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheritance,
Psalm 105:23-25
Israel also came into Egypt, and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham.
Acts 7:17
But as the time of the promise approached that God swore to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,
Hebrews 11:8-13
By faith Abraham, when called, obeyed to go out to the place that he was going to take for an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going.