Yahweh continued to speak to Abram while Abram dreamed.

## that they will serve ##

"that your descendants will serve"

## abundant possessions ##

"many possessions" or "great wealth"

## you will go to your fathers ##

"you will go to your ancestors." This means "you will die." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## you will be buried in a good old age ##

This can be translated as "you will be very old when you die and your family buries your body."

## In the fourth generation ##

In this verse, one generation apparently refers to a lifespan of 100 years. Therefore it could be translated as "After four hundred years."

## they will come here again ##

"your descendants will come back here." Abraham's descendants would come to the land where Abram was then living, the land that Yahweh had promised to give to him.

## has not reached its limit ##

"is not yet complete." It can also be translated as "will get much worse before I punish them."