16But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.


In Context

13 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;

14 And also that nation which 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 had gone down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.

18 In that same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, To thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:

Genesis 15:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:16But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites [is] not yet full.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

15:16In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

15:16But in the fourth generation they shall return hither: for as yet the iniquities of the Amorrhites are not at the full until this present time.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

15:16And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:16And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

15:16And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

15:16In the fourth generation they will come here again, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

15:16and the fourth generation doth turn back hither, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

15:16But in the fourth generation they shall come here again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.