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Genesis 15:2-4
Lexham English Bible
Genesis 15:2-4
Lexham English Bible
2 Then[a] Abram said, “O Yahweh, my Lord, what will you give me? I continue to be[b] childless, and my heir[c] is Eliezer of Damascus.” 3 And Abram said, “Look, you have not given me a descendant, and here, a member of my household[d] is my heir.”[e] 4 And behold, the word of Yahweh came to him saying, “This person will not be your heir,[f] but your own son will be your heir.”[g]
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- Genesis 15:2 Or “And”
- Genesis 15:2 Literally “I am going”
- Genesis 15:2 Literally “the son of the inheritance of my house”
- Genesis 15:3 Literally “a son of my house”
- Genesis 15:3 Literally “inheriting me”
- Genesis 15:4 Literally “inherit you”
- Genesis 15:4 Literally “he who goes out from your body, he will inherit you”
Genesis 15:2-4
New International Version
Genesis 15:2-4
New International Version
2 But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord,(A) what can you give me since I remain childless(B) and the one who will inherit[a] my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?(C)” 3 And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant(D) in my household(E) will be my heir.”
4 Then 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.(F)”
Footnotes
- Genesis 15:2 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
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