Genesis 15:3
And Abram said, Behold, thou have given no seed to me. And, lo, a man born in my house is my heir.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 13:16And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth. So that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then may thy seed also be numbered.
Proverbs 13:12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life.
Proverbs 30:23for a hateful woman when she is married, and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
Jeremiah 12:1Thou are righteous, O LORD, when I contend with thee. Yet I would reason the case with thee. Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why are all those at ease who deal very treacherously?
Matthew Henry on Genesis 15:3-7
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:… Read the whole commentary →