Berean Standard Bible
“In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.””
God has just told Abram that his descendants will live as foreigners in a land not their own for several centuries. Now he explains why the promised land will not be handed over right away.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”
World English Bible (WEB)
In the fourth generation they will come here again, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.”
King James Version (KJV)
But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And in the fourth generation they will come back here; for at present the sin of the Amorite is not full.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y en la cuarta generación volverán acá: porque aun no está cumplida la maldad del Amorrheo hasta aquí.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Después de cuatro generaciones, tus descendientes regresarán a esta tierra. En ese momento será tanta la maldad de los amorreos que viven aquí, que tendré que castigarlos.
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