Genesis 15:3
And Avram said, See, to me Thou hast given no zera; and, hinei, one born in my bais is my yoresh (heir).
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 zera as the dust of ha'aretz; so that if a man can number the aphar of ha'aretz, then shall thy zera also be numbered.
Proverbs 13:12Hope deferred maketh the lev sick, 1 but when the ta'avah (desire) cometh, it is an Etz Chayyim (Tree of Life). 1
Proverbs 30:23For an unloved woman when she is married; 1 and a shifchah that displaces her gevirah (lady, mistress). 1
Jeremiah 12:1Tzaddik art Thou, Hashem, 1 when I make legal pleading of my case before Thee; 1 yet mishpatim (justice) I would speak with Thee: 1 Why doth the Derech Resha'im prosper? 1 Why live they all at ease whose dealings are that of the boged (traitor, treacherous)? 1
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 →