Genesis 15:3
And Abram says, “Behold, to me You have not given seed, and behold, a servant will be my heir.”
Literal Standard 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 have set your seed as dust of the earth, so that, if one is able to number the dust of the earth, even your seed is numbered;
Proverbs 13:12Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, || And a tree of life [is] the coming desire.
Proverbs 30:23For a hated one when she rules, || And a maidservant when she succeeds her mistress.
Jeremiah 12:1You [are] righteous, O YHWH, || When I plead toward You, || Only, let me speak judgments with You, || Why did the way of the wicked prosper? All treacherous dealers have been at rest.
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 →