Genesis 15:4-5

New King James Version

⁴And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who ^(A)will come from your own body shall be your heir.” ⁵Then He brought him outside and said, “Look now toward heaven, and ^(B)count the ^(C)stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, ^(D)“So shall your ^(E)descendants be.”

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Genesis 15:4-5

King James Version

⁴And, 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.

⁵And 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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Genesis 15:4-5

English Standard Version

⁴And behold, the word of the Lord came to him: “This man shall not be your heir; ^(A)your very own son^[a] shall be your heir.” ⁵And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and ^(B)number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him, ^(C)“So shall your offspring be.”

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Genesis 15:4 Hebrew what will come out of your own loins

Genesis 15:4-5

New American Standard Bible

⁴Then behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This man will not be your heir; ^(A)but one who will come from your own ^[a]body shall be your heir.” ⁵And He took him outside and said, “Now look toward the heavens and ^(B)count the stars, if you are able to count them.” And He said to him, “^(C)So shall your ^[b]descendants be.”

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Genesis 15:4 Lit inward parts
Genesis 15:5 Lit seed

Genesis 15:4-5

New International Version

⁴Then the word of the Lord came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.^(A)” ⁵He took him outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars^(B)—if indeed you can count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your offspring^[a] be.”^(C)