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Genesis 15:16

In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְד֥וֹרve.Dorand [the] generationH1755 →
רְבִיעִ֖יre.vi.'IfourthH7243 →
יָשׁ֣וּבוּya.Shu.vuthey will returnH7725 →
הֵ֑נָּהHe.nahhitherH2008 →
כִּ֧יkiforH3588 →
לֹא־lo'-notH3808 →
שָׁלֵ֛םsha.Lem[is] completeH8003 →
עֲוֹ֥ן'a.Von[the] iniquity ofH5771 →
הָאֱמֹרִ֖יha.'e.mo.Rithe Amorite[s]H567 →
עַד־'ad-untilH5704 →
הֵֽנָּה׃He.nahnowH2008 →

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1 Kings 21:26He committed the most detestable acts by going after idols, just like the Amorites whom the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.)Daniel 8:23In the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne.Matthew 23:32–35Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.Exodus 12:40Now the duration of the Israelites’ stay in Egypt was 430 years.1 Thessalonians 2:16hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.Matthew 23:32Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.Ezekiel 16:3and tell her that this is what the Lord GOD says to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth were in the land of the Canaanites. Your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite.2 Peter 3:8–9Beloved, do not let this one thing escape your notice: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.Acts 7:6God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years.Amos 2:9Yet it was I who destroyed the Amorite before them, though his height was like that of the cedars, and he was as strong as the oaks. Yet I destroyed his fruit above and his roots below.1 Samuel 15:18and sent you on a mission, saying, ‘Go and devote to destruction the sinful Amalekites. Fight against them until you have wiped them out.’Psalms 79:8Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.Deuteronomy 9:4When the LORD your God has driven them out before you, do not say in your heart, “Because of my righteousness the LORD has brought me in to possess this land.” Rather, the LORD is driving out these nations before you because of their wickedness.Zechariah 5:5–11Then the angel who was speaking with me came forward and told me, “Now lift up your eyes and see what is approaching.”Genesis 48:22And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.”Joel 3:13Swing the sickle, for the harvest is ripe. Come, trample the grapes, for the winepress is full; the wine vats overflow because their wickedness is great.Joshua 10:5So the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish, and Eglon—joined forces and advanced with all their armies. They camped before Gibeon and made war against it.Romans 4:10In what context was it credited? Was it after his circumcision, or before? It was not after, but before.

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The Creation of Light — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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