Genesis 15:2 - The Scriptures 2009

² And Aḇram said, “Master יהוה, what would You give me, seeing I go childless, and the heir of my house is Eli‛ezer of Dammeseq?”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² And Abram said, Lord GOD, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² And Abram said, Lord God, what can You give me, since I am going on [from this world] childless and he who shall be the owner and heir of my house is this [steward] Eliezer of Damascus?

American Standard Version (1901)

² And Abram said, O Lord Jehovah, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?

Common English Bible

² But Abram said, “LORD God, what can you possibly give me, since I still have no children? The head of my household is Eliezer, a man from Damascus.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

² And Abram said: "Lord God, what will you give to me? I may go without children. And the son of the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus."

Genesis 15:2 Cross References

Acts 7:5

“And He gave him no inheritance in it, not a foot of it. But He promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.

Genesis 25:21

And Yitsḥaq prayed to יהוה for his wife, because she was barren. And יהוה answered his prayer, and Riḇqah his wife conceived.

Isaiah 56:5

to them I shall give in My house and within My walls a place and a name better than that of sons and daughters – I give them an everlasting name that is not cut off.

Proverbs 17:2

A wise servant rules over a son who causes shame, And shares an inheritance among the brothers.

Psalm 127:3

Look, children are an inheritance from יהוה, The fruit of the womb is the reward.

1 Samuel 1:11

And she made a vow and said, “O יהוה of hosts, if You would indeed look on the affliction of your female servant and remember me, and not forget your female servant, but shall give your female servant a male child, then I shall give him to יהוה all the days of his life, and let no razor come upon his head.”

Genesis 44:1

And he commanded the one over his house, saying, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as they are able to bear, and put each man’s silver in the mouth of his sack.

Genesis 43:19

So they came near to the man over the house of Yosĕph, and spoke to him at the door of the house,

Genesis 24:10

And the servant took ten of his master’s camels and left, for all his master’s good gifts were in his hand. And he arose and went to Aram Naharayim, to the city of Naḥor.

Proverbs 13:12

Expectancy drawn out makes the heart sick, But a longing come true is a tree of life.

Genesis 39:9

No one is greater in this house than I, and he has not withheld whatever from me but you, because you are his wife. And how shall I do this great evil and sin against Elohim?

Genesis 24:2

And Aḇraham said to the oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, “Please, put your hand under my thigh,

Genesis 14:15

And he and his servants divided against them by night, and struck them and pursued them as far as Ḥoḇah, which is on the left of Dammeseq.

Genesis 15:1

After these events the word of יהוה came to Aḇram in a vision, saying, “Do not be afraid, Aḇram. I am your shield, your reward is exceedingly great.”

Genesis 15:3

And Aḇram said, “See, You have given me no seed, and see, one born in my house is my heir!”

Isaiah 17:1

The message concerning Dammeseq. “See, Dammeseq ceases to be a city, and shall become a heap of ruins.

Jeremiah 49:23

Concerning Dammeseq: “Ḥamath and Arpaḏ have been put to shame, for they have heard an evil report. They have been melted in anxiety, like the sea, unable to rest.

Ruth 2:6

So the servant who was appointed over the reapers answered and said, “It is the young Mo’aḇite woman who came back with Na‛omi from the fields of Mo’aḇ,