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Genesis 15:2–3

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2Thenb Abram said, “O Yahweh, my Lord, what will you give me? I continue to bec childless, and my heird is Eliezer of Damascus.” 3And Abram said, “Look, you have not given me a descendant, and here, a member of my householde is my heir.”f

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  1. bOr “And”
  2. cLiterally “I am going”
  3. dLiterally “the son of the inheritance of my house”
  4. eLiterally “a son of my house”
  5. fLiterally “inheriting me”

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

But Abram said, “O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” And Abram said, “Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?” And Abram said, “You have given me no children; so a servant in my household will be my heir.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But Abram said, “Lord God, what can you give me, since I am childless and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” Abram continued, “Look, you have given me no offspring, so a slave born in my house will be my heir.”

NLTNew Living Translation

But Abram replied, “O Sovereign Lord, what good are all your blessings when I don’t even have a son? Since you’ve given me no children, Eliezer of Damascus, a servant in my household, will inherit all my wealth. You have given me no descendants of my own, so one of my servants will be my heir.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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