# General Information: Yahweh continued to speak to Abram while Abram dreamed. # I will judge Here "judge" is a metonym for what will happen after God makes the judgment. Alternate translation: "I will punish" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]]) # that they will serve The full meaning of this statement can be made explicit. Alternate translation: "that your descendants will serve" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]]) # abundant possessions This is an idiom. Alternate translation: "many possessions" or "great wealth" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-idiom]])