Genesis 15:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
And Abramאַבְרָ֔ם
(av·ram,)
87: "exalted father," the original name of Abrahamfrom the same as Abiram, see Abraham
said,וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Sinceהֵ֣ן
(hen)
2005: lo! behold!a prim. interj.
You have givenנָתַ֖תָּה
(na·tat·tah)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
noלֹ֥א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
offspringזָ֑רַע
(za·ra;)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
to me, one bornבֶן־
(ven-)
1121: sona prim. root
in my houseבֵּיתִ֖י
(bei·ti)
1004: a housea prim. root
is my heir."יֹורֵ֥שׁ
(yo·v·resh)
3423: to take possession of, inherit, dispossessa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And Abram
'Abram  (ab-rawm')
high father; Abram, the original name of Abraham -- Abram.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Behold to me thou hast given
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
no
lo'  (lo)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows)
seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
and lo one born
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
in my house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
is mine heir
yarash  (yaw-rash')
to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And Abram said, "Since You have given no offspring to me, one born in my house is my heir."

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Abram continued, "Look, You have given me no offspring, so a slave born in my house will be my heir."

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."

NET Bible
Abram added, "Since you have not given me a descendant, then look, one born in my house will be my heir!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You have given me no children, so this member of my household will be my heir."

King James 2000 Bible
And Abram said, Behold, to me you have given no descendants: and, lo, one born in my house is my heir.
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