And Abram said, Behold, to me you have given no seed: and, see, one born in my house is my heir. Treasury of Scripture Behold. Genesis 12:2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing: Genesis 13:16 And I will make your seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth... Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick: but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. Jeremiah 12:1 Righteous are you, O LORD, when I plead with you: yet let me talk with you of your judgments: Why does the way of the wicked prosper?... Hebrews 10:35,36 Cast not away therefore your confidence, which has great recompense of reward... born. Genesis 14:14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house... Proverbs 29:21 He that delicately brings up his servant from a child shall have him become his son at the length. Proverbs 30:23 For an odious woman when she is married; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress. Ecclesiastes 2:7 I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house...
Context God's Covenant with Abram
1After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am your shield, and your exceeding great reward. 2And Abram said, LORD God, what will you give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus? 3And Abram said, Behold, to me you have given no seed: and, see, one born in my house is my heir. 4And, behold, the word of the LORD came to him, saying, This shall not be your heir; but he that shall come forth out of your own bowels shall be your heir. 5And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if you be able to number them: and he said to him, So shall your seed be. 6And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness. 7And he said to him, I am the LORD that brought you out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land to inherit it. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Abram added: But to me thou hast not given seed: and lo my servant, born in my house, shall be my heir.
Darby Bible Translation
And Abram said, Lo, to me thou hast given no seed, and behold, a son of my house will be mine 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.
Young's Literal Translation
And Abram saith, 'Lo, to me Thou hast not given seed, and lo, a domestic doth heir me.'
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