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Genesis 15:3–4

And Abram said, “Look, you have not given me a descendant, and here, a member of my householde is my heir.”f And behold, the word of Yahweh came to him saying, “This person will not be your heir,g but your own son will be your heir.”h

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Genesis 15:3–4 — The New International Version (NIV)

And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.”

Then the word of the Lord came to him: “This man will not be your heir, but a son who is your own flesh and blood will be your heir.”

Genesis 15:3–4 — English Standard Version (ESV)

And Abram said, “Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir.” And behold, the word of the Lord came to him: “This man shall not be your heir; your very own son shall be your heir.”

Genesis 15:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. 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.

Genesis 15:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)

You have given me no descendants of my own, so one of my servants will be my heir.”

Then the Lord said to him, “No, your servant will not be your heir, for you will have a son of your own who will be your heir.”

Genesis 15:3–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

Then Abram said, “Look, You have given me no offspring; indeed one born in my house is my heir!”

And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This one shall not be your heir, but one who will come from your own body shall be your heir.”

Genesis 15:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)

Abram said, “Look, you have given me no son, so a slave born in my house will inherit everything I have.”

Then the Lord spoke his word to Abram: “He will not be the one to inherit what you have. You will have a son of your own who will inherit what you have.”

Genesis 15:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)

And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. And, behold, the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying, This man shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

Genesis 15:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

And Abram said, Lo, to me thou hast given no seed, and behold, a son of my house will be mine heir. And behold, the word of Jehovah came to him, saying, This shall not be thine heir, but he that will come forth out of thy body shall be thine heir.

Genesis 15:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

You have given me no children, so this member of my household will be my heir.” 

Suddenly, the Lord spoke his word to Abram again. He said, “This man will not be your heir. Your own son will be your heir.”

Genesis 15:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Abram continued, “Look, You have given me no offspring, so a slave born in my house will be my heir.”

Now the word of the Lord came to him: “This one will not be your heir; instead, one who comes from your own body will be your heir.”

Genesis 15:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

And Abram said, “You have given me no offspring, and so a slave born in my house is to be my heir.” But the word of the Lord came to him, “This man shall not be your heir; no one but your very own issue shall be your heir.”

Genesis 15:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

Abram continued, “You haven’t given me any children. So a servant in my house will get everything I own.”

Then a message came to Abram from the Lord. He said, “This man will not get what belongs to you. A son will come from your own body. He will get everything you own.”

Genesis 15:3–4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

And Abram said, “Since You have given no offspring to me, one born in my house is my heir.”

Then behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, “This man will not be your heir; but one who will come forth from your own body, he shall be your heir.”


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