And he and his servants deployed against them by night, defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah to the north of Damascus.
Genesis 15:2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised But Abram said, ‘Lord God, what can you give me, since I am childless and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus? ’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 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." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Abram said: Lord God, what wilt thou give me? I shall go without children: and the son of the steward of my house is this Damascus Eliezer. |
And he and his servants deployed against them by night, defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah to the north of Damascus.
After these events, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield; your reward will be very great.
Abram continued, ‘Look, you have given me no offspring, so a slave born in my house will be my heir.’
The servant took ten of his master’s camels, and with all kinds of his master’s goods in hand, he went to Aram-naharaim, to Nahor’s town.
Abraham said to his servant, the elder of his household who managed all he owned, ‘Place your hand under my thigh,
Isaac prayed to the Lord on behalf of his wife because she was childless. The Lord was receptive to his prayer, and his wife Rebekah conceived.
No one in this house is greater than I am. He has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. So how could I do this immense evil, and how could I sin against God? ’
So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the doorway of the house.
Joseph commanded his steward, ‘Fill the men’s bags with as much food as they can carry, and put each one’s silver at the top of his bag.
Hope delayed makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share an inheritance among brothers.
A pronouncement concerning Damascus: Look, Damascus is no longer a city. It has become a ruined heap.
I will give them, in my house and within my walls, a memorial and a name better than sons and daughters. I will give each of them an everlasting name that will never be cut off.
About Damascus: Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report and are agitated, like the anxious sea that cannot be calmed.
He didn’t give him an inheritance in it #– #not even a foot of ground #– #but he promised to give it to him as a possession, and to his descendants after him, even though he was childless.
The servant answered, ‘She is the young Moabite woman who returned with Naomi from the territory of Moab.
Making a vow, she pleaded, ‘Lord of Armies, if you will take notice of your servant’s affliction, remember and not forget me, and give your servant a son, I will give him to the Lord all the days of his life, and his hair will never be cut.’ ,