Genesis 15:3
And Abram said, Behold to me thou hast given no seed; and lo, one born in my house will be my heir.
Leeser Tanakh
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 shall thy seed also be numbered.
Proverbs 13:12Expectation long deferred maketh the heart sick; but a tree of life is a desire which is fulfilled.
Proverbs 30:23Under an odious woman when she is married, and a bond-woman when she dispossesseth her mistress.
Jeremiah 12:1[Too] righteous art thou, O Lord, that I could plead with thee; yet must I speak of [the principles of] justice with thee: Wherefore is the way of the wicked happy? do all those prosper that deal 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 →