Genesis
Genesis 15:3
3Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Genesis 14:14 · Proverbs 29:21 · Ecclesiastes 2:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.