Genesis 15:16

16 In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.”

Genesis 15:16 in Other Translations

KJV
16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
ESV
16 And they shall come back here in the fourth generation, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete."
NLT
16 After four generations your descendants will return here to this land, for the sins of the Amorites do not yet warrant their destruction.”
MSG
16 Not until the fourth generation will your descendants return here; sin is still a thriving business among the Amorites."
CSB
16 In the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure."

Genesis 15:16 In-Context

14 But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out with great possessions.
15 You, however, will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age.
16 In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.”
17 When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch appeared and passed between the pieces.
18 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram and said, “To your descendants I give this land, from the Wadi of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates—

Cross References 3

  • 1. S ver 13; Exodus 12:40
  • 2. Genesis 28:15; Genesis 46:4; Genesis 48:21; Genesis 50:24; Exodus 3:8,17
  • 3. Leviticus 18:28; Joshua 13:4; Judges 10:11; 1 Kings 21:26; 2 Kings 16:3; 2 Kings 21:11; Ezekiel 16:3
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