Genesis 15:16 Parallel Translations

In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, because the sin of the Amorites will not have run its course until then."(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

ASV:

And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.

BBE:

And in the fourth generation they will come back here; for at present the sin of the Amorite is not full.

DBY:

And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

ERV:

And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.

JPS:

And in the fourth generation they shall come back hither; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.'

WBS:

But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

WEB:

In the fourth generation they will come here again, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full."

YLT:

and the fourth generation doth turn back hither, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.'

Genesis 15:16 Cross References

XREF:

Genesis 15:13 God said to Abram, "Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, where they will be enslaved and oppressed four hundred years.

Leviticus 18:24 'Do not defile yourselves by any of these things; for by all these the nations which I am casting out before you have become defiled. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

15:16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the {e} iniquity of the Amorites [is] not yet full.
(e) Though God tolerates the wicked for a time, yet his vengeance falls on them when the measure of their wickedness is full.

WES:

15:16 They shall come hither again - Hither to the land of Canaan, wherein thou now art. The reason why they must not have the land of promise in possession till the fourth generation, is because the iniquity of the Amorites was not yet full. The righteous God has determined, that they shall not be cut off till they are arrived to such a pitch of wickedness; and therefore till it come to that, the seed of Abram must be kept out of possession.

MHC:

15:12-16 A deep sleep fell upon Abram; with this sleep a horror of great darkness fell upon him: a sudden change. The children of light do not always walk in the light. Several things were then foretold. 1. The suffering state of Abram's seed for a long time. They shall be strangers. The heirs of heaven are strangers on earth. They shall be servants; but Canaanites serve under a curse, the Hebrews under a blessing. They shall be suffers. Those that are blessed and beloved of God, are often sorely afflicted by wicked men. 2. The judgment of the enemies of Abram's seed. Though God may allow persecutors and oppressors to trample upon his people a great while, he will certainly reckon with them at last. 3. That great event, the deliverance of Abram's seed out of Egypt, is here foretold. 4. Their happy settlement in Canaan. They shall come hither again. The measure of sin fills gradually. Some people's measure of sin fills slowly. The knowledge of future events would seldom add to our comfort. In the most favoured families, and most happy lives, there are so many afflictions, that it is merciful in God to conceal what will befall us and ours.

CONC:

Amorite Amorites Complete Descendants Fourth Full Generation Hither Iniquity Measure Present Reached Return Sin Turn Yet

Amorite Amorites Complete Descendants Fourth Full Generation Hither Iniquity Measure Present Reached Sin Turn

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