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Genesis 15:3
Genesis 15:3 is verse 3 of Genesis chapter 15, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
King James Version
And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
World English Bible
Abram said, “Behold, you have given no children to me: and, behold, one born in my house is my heir.”
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Genesis 15:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible
1 After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
2 But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”
3 Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
4 Then the word of the LORD came to Abram, saying, “This one will not be your heir, but one who comes from your own body will be your heir.”
5 And the LORD took him outside and said, “Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if you are able.” Then He told him, “So shall your offspring be.”
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
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.
Proverbs 13:12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
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.
Hebrews 10:36You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
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 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,