Genesis 15:3
And Abram saith, 'Lo, to me Thou hast not given seed, and lo, a domestic doth heir me.'
Young's Literal Translation
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 thy seed as dust of the earth, so that, if one is able to number the dust of the earth, even thy 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 ruleth, And a maid-servant when she succeedeth her mistress.
Jeremiah 12:1Righteous [art] Thou, O Jehovah, When I plead towards thee, Only, judgments do I speak with Thee, Wherefore did the way of the wicked prosper? At rest have been all treacherous dealers.
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 →