And he divided himself against them by night, he and his servants. And he struck them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is on the left of Damascus.
Genesis 15:2 - Modern King James Version And Abram said, Lord God, what will You give me, since I am going childless, and the steward of my house is this 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 divided himself against them by night, he and his servants. And he struck them, and pursued them to Hobah, which is on the left of Damascus.
After these things the Word of Jehovah came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I am your shield and your exceeding great reward.
And Abram said, Behold, You have given no seed to me. And behold, one born in my house is my heir.
And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed. For all the goods of his master were in his hand. And he arose, and went to Mesopotamia to the city of Nahor.
And Abraham said to the oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, I pray you, put your hand under my thigh.
And Isaac prayed to Jehovah for his wife, because she was barren. And Jehovah heard him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.
There is none greater in this house than I. Neither has he kept back anything from me except you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?
And they came near to the man over Joseph's house, and they talked with him at the door of the house,
And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each one's silver in his sack's mouth.
Lo, children are the inheritance of Jehovah; the fruit of the womb is a reward.
Hope put off makes the heart sick, but desire fulfilled is a tree of life.
A wise servant shall have rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brothers.
The burden against Damascus: Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a heap of ruins.
even to them will I give within My house and within My walls a hand and a name better than of sons and of daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off.
Concerning Damascus: Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard bad news. They are melted; anxiety is in the sea; it cannot be quiet.
And He gave him no inheritance in it, no, not even a foot-breadth. And He promised that He would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, there being no child to him.
And the servant who was set over the reapers answered and said, It is the girl from Moab who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab.
And she vowed a vow and said, O, Lord of Hosts, if You will indeed look upon the affliction of Your handmaid and remember me, and not forget Your handmaid, but will give to Your handmaid a man-child, then I will give him to Jehovah all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.