The LORD appeared to Avram and said, *I will give this land to your seed.* He built an altar there to the LORD, who appeared to him.
2 Chronicles 20:11 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Behold, they reward us by coming to drive us out of Your possession which You have given us to inherit. American Standard Version (1901) behold, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit. Common English Bible here they are, returning the favor by coming to drive us out of your possession that you gave to us! Catholic Public Domain Version They are doing the contrary, and they are striving to cast us from the possession which you delivered to us. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Do the contrary, and endeavour to cast us out of the possession which thou hast delivered to us. |
The LORD appeared to Avram and said, *I will give this land to your seed.* He built an altar there to the LORD, who appeared to him.
When they had gone out of the city, and were not yet far off, Yosef said to his steward, *Up, follow after the men. When you overtake them, ask them, 'Why have you rewarded evil for good?
Our God, will you not judge them? for we have no might against this great company that comes against us; neither know we what to do: but our eyes are on you.
if I have rewarded evil to him who was at shalom with me (yes, if I have delivered him who without cause was my adversary),
Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have dug a pit for my soul. Remember how I stood before you to speak good for them, to turn away your wrath from them.
Thus says the LORD: *For three transgressions of Edom, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because he pursued his brother with the sword, and cast off all pity, and his anger raged continually, and he kept his wrath forever;
to drive out nations from before you greater and mightier than you, to bring you in, to give you their land for an inheritance, as at this day.
Be strong and of good courage; for you shall cause this people to inherit the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.