Genesis
Genesis 15:2
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?”
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| 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 |
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