Verse Comparison: Genesis 15:16
American Standard Version
And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.
Amplified® Bible
And in the fourth generation they [your descendants] shall come back here [to Canaan] again, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full {and} complete.
Contemporary English Version
Four generations later, your descendants will return here and take this land, because only then will the people who live here be so sinful that they deserve to be punished.
Darby English Version
And [in the] fourth generation they shall come hither again; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
Good News Bible
It will be four generations before your descendants come back here, because I will not drive out the Amorites until they become so wicked that they must be punished."
King James Version
But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
New American Standard Bible
"Then in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete."
New International Version
In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure."
New King James Version
But in the fourth generation they shall return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete."
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Then in the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorite has not yet reached completion."
Revised Standard Version
And they shall come back here in the fourth generation; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete."
Young's Literal Translation
and the fourth generation doth turn back hither, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet complete.'
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