Genesis 15:2-6
New King James Version
2 (A)But Abram said, “Lord God, what will You give me, (B)seeing I [a]go childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed (C)one[b] born in my house is my heir!”
4 And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who (D)will come from your own body shall be your heir.” 5 Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and (E)count the (F)stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, (G)“So shall your (H)descendants be.”
6 And he (I)believed in the Lord, and He (J)accounted it to him for righteousness.
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- Genesis 15:2 am childless
- Genesis 15:3 a servant
Genesis 15:2-6
King James Version
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?
3 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.
6 And he believed in the Lord; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
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Genesis 15:2-6
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
2 But Abram said, ‘Lord God, what can you give me, since I am childless and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus? ’[a] 3 Abram continued, ‘Look, you have given me no offspring, so a slave born in[b] my house will be my heir.’
4 Now the word of the Lord came to him: ‘This one will not be your heir; instead, one who comes from your own body[c] will be your heir.’ 5 He took him outside and said, ‘Look at the sky and count the stars, if you are able to count them.’ Then he said to him, ‘Your offspring will be that numerous.’(A)
6 Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness.(B)
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