4. And behold, the word of Jehovah came to him, saying, This shall not be thine heir, but he that will come forth out of thy body shall be thine heir.
5. And he led him out, and said, Look now toward the heavens, and number the stars, if thou be able to number them. And he said to him, So shall thy seed be!
6. And he believed Jehovah; and he reckoned it to him as righteousness.
7. And he said to him, I am Jehovah who brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldeans, to give thee this land to possess it.
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.