Genesis 15:3
And Abram said, I am grieved since thou hast given me no seed, but my home-born servant shall succeed me.
Brenton Septuagint
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 like the + 13:16 Gr. sand.dust of the earth; if any one is able to number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed be numbered.
Proverbs 13:12Better is he that begins to help heartily, than he that promises and leads another to hope: for a good desire is a tree of life.
Jeremiah 12:1Righteous art thou, O Lord, that I may make my defence to thee, yea, I will speak to thee of judgments. Why is it that the way of ungodly men prospers? that all that deal very treacherously are flourishing?
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 →