Genesis
Genesis 15:2–4
2But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
4Then 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.”
Word by word
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Genesis 15:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But Abram | אַבְרָ֗ם | ’aḇ·rām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H87 Abram |
| replied | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| O Lord | אֲדֹנָ֤י | ’ă·ḏō·nāy | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H136 lord |
| GOD | יֱהוִה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3069 Yahweh |
| what | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| can You give | תִּתֶּן־ | tit·ten- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| me | לִ֔י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| since I | וְאָנֹכִ֖י | wə·’ā·nō·ḵî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| remain | הוֹלֵ֣ךְ | hō·w·lêḵ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| childless | עֲרִירִ֑י | ‘ă·rî·rî | Adjective - masculine singular | H6185 stripped |
| and the heir | וּבֶן־ | ū·ḇen- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of my house | בֵּיתִ֔י | bê·ṯî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1004 house |
| is Eliezer | אֱלִיעֶֽזֶר׃ | ’ĕ·lî·‘e·zer | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H461 Eliezer |
| of Damascus | דַּמֶּ֥שֶׂק | dam·me·śeq | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1834 Damascus |
Genesis 15:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abram | אַבְרָ֔ם | ’aḇ·rām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H87 Abram |
| continued | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Behold | הֵ֣ן | hên | Interjection | H2005 lo! behold |
| You have given | נָתַ֖תָּה | nā·ṯat·tāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| me | לִ֔י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| no | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| offspring | זָ֑רַע | zā·ra‘ | Noun - masculine singular | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| so | וְהִנֵּ֥ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| a servant | בֶן־ | ḇen- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| in my household | בֵּיתִ֖י | bê·ṯî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1004 house |
| will be my heir | יוֹרֵ֥שׁ | yō·w·rêš | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
Genesis 15:4
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | וְהִנֵּ֨ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| the word | דְבַר־ | ḏə·ḇar- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1697 speech, word |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| came to | אֵלָיו֙ | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| saying | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| This | זֶ֑ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| one will not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be your heir | יִֽירָשְׁךָ֖ | yî·rā·šə·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| but | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| one | ה֖וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| comes from | יֵצֵ֣א | yê·ṣê | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| your own body | מִמֵּעֶ֔יךָ | mim·mê·‘e·ḵā | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H4578 internal organs, inward parts (intestines, bowels), belly |
| will be your heir | יִֽירָשֶֽׁךָ׃ | yî·rā·še·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Genesis 15:2 Genesis 25:21
Genesis 15:3 Genesis 14:14 · Proverbs 29:21 · Ecclesiastes 2:7
Genesis 15:4 Genesis 17:16 · 2 Samuel 7:12 · Galatians 4:28 · Genesis 21:12 · 2 Chronicles 32:21
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.