Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And Abram will say, Behold, to me thou gavest no seed, and behold the son of my house shall inherit me.
New American Standard Bible
And Abram said, “
King James Version
And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
Holman Bible
Abram continued, “Look, You have given me no offspring, so a slave born in
International Standard Version
Look!" Abram said, "You haven't given me any offspring, so a servant born in my house is going to be my heir."
A Conservative Version
And Abram said, Behold, thou have given no seed to me. And, lo, a man born in my house is my heir.
American Standard Version
And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
Amplified
And Abram continued, “Since You have given no child to me, one (a servant) born in my house is my heir.”
Bible in Basic English
And Abram said, You have given me no child, and a servant in my house will get the heritage.
Darby Translation
And Abram said, Lo, to me thou hast given no seed, and behold, a son of my house will be mine heir.
King James 2000
And Abram said, Behold, to me you have given no descendants: and, lo, one born in my house is my heir.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And Abram said, "Look, you have not given me a descendant, and here, {a member of my household} [is] {my heir}."
Modern King James verseion
And Abram said, Behold, You have given no seed to me. And behold, one born in my house is my heir.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Abram said, "See, to me hast thou given no seed: lo, a lad born in my house shall be mine heir!"
NET Bible
Abram added, "Since you have not given me a descendant, then look, one born in my house will be my heir!"
New Heart English Bible
Abram said, "Behold, to me you have given no seed: and, behold, one born in my house is my heir."
The Emphasized Bible
And Abram said - Lo, to me, hast thou not given seed, -
Webster
And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and lo, one born in my house is my heir.
World English Bible
Abram said, "Behold, to me you have given no seed: and, behold, one born in my house is my heir."
Youngs Literal Translation
And Abram saith, 'Lo, to me Thou hast not given seed, and lo, a domestic doth heir me.'
Themes
Adoption » Adoption of children
Blessing » Temporal blessings, prayer for » Abraham
Children » Good Children » Good Parents » Adoption of
Children » Sometimes born when parents were old
Children » In answer to prayer » To abraham
Children » Not to have » Considered an affliction
Delayed blessings » Birth of a son
Interlinear
Nathan
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 15:3
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh's Covenant With Abram
2 And Abram will say, My Lord Jehovah, what wilt thou give to me, and I going childless, and the son of Masek in my house, he Eliezer of Damascus? 3 And Abram will say, Behold, to me thou gavest no seed, and behold the son of my house shall inherit me. 4 And behold, the word of Jehovah was to him, saying, This shall not inherit thee, for truly he who shall come forth from thy bowels shall inherit thee.
Cross References
Genesis 14:14
And Abram shall hear that his brother was carried away captive, and he will draw forth his trained, born in his house, eighteen and three hundred, and will pursue, even to Dan.
Genesis 12:2
And I will make thee into a great nation, and I will bless thee, and I will make thy name great; and thou shalt be blessed.
Genesis 13:16
And I made thy seed as the dust of the earth, that if a man shall be able to reckon up the dust of the earth, thy seed also shall be reckoned up.
Proverbs 13:12
Hope being forgotten afflicts the heart: and desire coming, a tree of life.
Proverbs 29:21
He bringing up his servant delicately from youth, and his latter state will be a child.
Proverbs 30:23
For a hated woman when she shall be married and a maid when she shall inherit to her mistress.
Ecclesiastes 2:7
I obtained servants and maids, and sons of the house were to me; also obtaining cattle, and many sheep were to me more than all that were before me in Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 12:1
Just art thou, O Jehovah, for I will strive to thee: surely I will speak judgments with thee: Wherefore did the way of the evil prosper? all they acting faithlessly with treachery were secure?
Hebrews 10:35-36
Throw not away therefore your freedom of speech, which has great payment of reward.