Genesis 15:4 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

⁴ And immediately the word of the Lord came to him, saying: He shall not be thy heir: but he that shall come out of thy bowels, him shalt thou have for thy heir.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ And behold, the word of the Lord came to him, saying, This man shall not be your heir, but he who shall come from your own body shall be your heir.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ And, behold, the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying, This man shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.

Common English Bible

⁴ The LORD’s word came immediately to him, “This man will not be your heir. Your heir will definitely be your very own biological child.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ And immediately the word of the Lord came to him, saying: "This one will not be your heir. But he who will come from your loins, the same will you have for your heir."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ And immediately the word of the Lord came to him, saying: He shall not be thy heir: but he that shall come out of thy bowels, him shalt thou have for thy heir.

Genesis 15:4 Cross References

Genesis 15:1

Now when these things were done, the word of the Lord came to Abram by a vision, saying: Fear not, Abram, I am thy protector, and thy reward exceeding great.

Genesis 17:16

6 And I will bless her, and of her I will give thee a son, whom I will bless, and he shell become nations, and kings of people shall spring from him.

Genesis 21:12

2 And God said to him: Let it not seem grievous to thee for the boy, and for thy bondwoman: in all that Sara hath said to thee, hearken to her voice: for in Isaac shall thy seed be called.

2 Samuel 16:11

6 And when Chusai the Arachite, David's friend, was come to Absalom, he said to him: God save thee, O king, God save thee, O king.

2 Samuel 7:12

7 According to all these words and according to all this vision, so did Nathan speak to David.

2 Chronicles 32:21

6 And he humbled himself afterwards, because his heart had been lifted up, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and therefore the wrath of the Lord came not upon them in the days of Ezechias.

Galatians 4:28

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision: but faith that worketh by charity.

Philemon 1:12

1 Trusting in thy obedience, I have written to thee: knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say.