And, behold, the word of the LORDcameunto him, saying, Thisshall not be thineheir; but he thatshallcomeforth out of thine own bowelsshall be thineheir.
And he brought him forthabroad, and said, Look now towardheaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to numberthem: and he saidunto him, So shall thy seed be.
And he saidunto him, Take me an heifer of threeyears old, and a she goat of threeyears old, and a ram of threeyears old, and a turtledove, and a youngpigeon.
And he saiduntoAbram, Know of a suretythat thy seedshall be a stranger in a landthat is not theirs, and shallservethem; and theyshallafflictthemfourhundredyears;
In the same day the LORDmade a covenantwithAbram, saying, Unto thy seedhave I giventhisland, from the river of Egyptunto the greatriver, the riverEuphrates: