8. And he said, Lord Jehovah, how shall I know that I shall possess it?
9. And he said to him, Take me a heifer of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtle-dove, and a young pigeon.
10. And he took all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid the half of each opposite its fellow; but the birds he did not divide.
11. And the birds of prey came down on the carcases; and Abram scared them away.
12. And as the sun was just going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and behold, a horror, a great darkness, fell upon him.
13. And he said to Abram, Know assuredly that thy seed will be a sojourner in a land that is not theirs, and they shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years.
14. But also that nation which they shall serve I will judge; and afterwards they shall come out with great property.