Genesis 15:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Genesis 15:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 15:17 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 15:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“It came to pass that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold, a smoking furnace and a flaming torch passed between these pieces.”
Genesis 15:17 — World English Bible
Genesis 15:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold, a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch that passed between these pieces. ”
Genesis 15:17 — American Standard Version
Genesis 15:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And it cometh to pass--the sun hath gone in, and thick darkness hath been--and lo, a furnace of smoke, and a lamp of fire, which hath passed over between those pieces.”
Genesis 15:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 15:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And it came to pass when the sun had gone down, and it was dark, that behold, there was a smoking furnace, and a flame of fire which passed between those pieces. ”
Genesis 15:17 — Darby Translation
Genesis 15:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Also when the sunne went downe, there was a darkenes: and behold, a smoking fornace, and a firebrand, which went betweene those pieces.”
Genesis 15:17 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 15:17 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And it came to pass, the sun had gone, and it was dark, and behold, a smoking furnace and a torch of fire appeared that passed between these pieces.”
Genesis 15:17 — The Living Sword
Genesis 15:17 in Context — Genesis 15
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:
19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,
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What Does Genesis 15:17 Mean?
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