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Genesis 15:13

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And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety 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;

And he said {H559} unto Abram {H87}, Know {H3045} of a surety {H3045} that thy seed {H2233} shall be a stranger {H1616} in a land {H776} that is not theirs, and shall serve {H5647} them; and they shall afflict {H6031} them four {H702} hundred {H3967} years {H8141};

ADONAI said to Avram, "Know this for certain: your descendants will be foreigners in a land that is not theirs. They will be slaves and held in oppression there four hundred years.

Then the LORD said to Abram, “Know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not their own, and they will be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.

And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be sojourners in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

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Cross-References

  • Acts 7:6 (16 votes)

    And God spake on this wise, That his seed should sojourn in a strange land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and entreat [them] evil four hundred years.

  • Acts 7:7 (16 votes)

    And the nation to whom they shall be in bondage will I judge, said God: and after that shall they come forth, and serve me in this place.

  • Exodus 1:11 (6 votes)

    Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.

  • Acts 7:17 (5 votes)

    ¶ But when the time of the promise drew nigh, which God had sworn to Abraham, the people grew and multiplied in Egypt,

  • Exodus 12:40 (5 votes)

    Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, [was] four hundred and thirty years.

  • Exodus 12:41 (5 votes)

    And it came to pass at the end of the four hundred and thirty years, even the selfsame day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the LORD went out from the land of Egypt.

  • Exodus 1:1 (4 votes)

    ¶ Now these [are] the names of the children of Israel, which came into Egypt; every man and his household came with Jacob.