Genesis 15:3
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.””
A short, plain-language explanation of Genesis 15:3 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Abram saith, `Lo, to me Thou hast not given seed, and lo, a domestic doth heir me.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 15:3 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 12:2I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
- Genesis 13:16I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.
- Genesis 14:14And when Abram heard that his relative had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men born in his household, and they set out in pursuit as far as Dan.
- Proverbs 13:12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
- Proverbs 29:21A servant pampered from his youth will bring grief in the end.
- Proverbs 30:23an unloved woman who marries, and a maidservant who supplants her mistress.
- Ecclesiastes 2:7I acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me,
- Jeremiah 12:1Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease?
- Hebrews 10:35So do not throw away your confidence; it holds a great reward.
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