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Genesis 15:3

Abraham
DoubtWaiting on God

1 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.

2 And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.

4 And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

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BSB
Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
KJV
And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
WEB
Abram said, “Behold, you have given no children to me: and, behold, one born in my house is my heir.”
ASV
And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
DARBY
And Abram said, Lo, to me thou hast given no seed, and behold, a son of my house will be mine heir.
BLB
And Abram said, “Behold, You have not given to me offspring; and behold, a son of my house is inheriting me.”
ÅB
Og Abram sa videre: Se, meg har du ikke gitt noe barn, og en tjener som er født i mitt hus, kommer til å arve meg.
OTB
Og Abram sa: «Du har ikke gitt meg noen avkom; så en tjener født i mitt hus vil bli min arving.»
B1930
Og Abram sa videre: Se, mig har du ikke gitt noget barn, og en tjener som er født i mitt hus, kommer til å arve mig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 14:14

    And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.

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  • Proverbs 29:21

    He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length.

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  • Ecclesiastes 2:7

    I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:

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