Genesis 15:3 “Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant…”

Genesis 15:3

Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Abram said, “Behold, you have given no children to me: and, behold, one born in my house is my heir.”

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Againe Abram saide, Beholde, to me thou hast giuen no seede: wherefore loe, a seruant of mine house shalbe mine heire.

Darby Translation

And Abram said, Lo, to me thou hast given no seed, and behold, a son of my house will be mine heir.

Young's Literal Translation

And Abram saith, 'Lo, to me Thou hast not given seed, and lo, a domestic doth heir me.'

Bible in Basic English

And Abram said, You have given me no child, and a servant in my house will get the heritage.

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Cross references

“Behold”

Jeremiah 12:1 Genesis 12:2 Genesis 13:16 Proverbs 13:12 Hebrews 10:35 Hebrews 10:36

Jeremiah 12:1 · BSB

Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?

Genesis 12:2 · BSB

I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

Genesis 13:16 · BSB

I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.

Proverbs 13:12 · BSB

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.

Hebrews 10:35 · BSB

So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.

Hebrews 10:36 · BSB

You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.

“born”

Genesis 14:14 Proverbs 29:21 Ecclesiastes 2:7 Proverbs 30:23

Genesis 14:14 · BSB

And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan.

Proverbs 29:21 · BSB

A servant pampered from his youth will bring grief in the end.

Ecclesiastes 2:7 · BSB

I acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me,

Proverbs 30:23 · BSB

an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”

4Then the word of the LORD came to Abram, saying, “This one will not be your heir, but one who comes from your own body will be your heir.”

Read Genesis 15