Genesis 15:16
King James Version (KJV)
But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
In context
14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.
18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
Genesis 15:16 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
- WEB World English Bible
- In the fourth generation they will come here again, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.”
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and the fourth generation doth turn back hither, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And [in the] fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
- WBS Webster Bible
- But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.