But Abram said, “Lord God, what can You give me, since I am childless and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”[a] Abram continued, “Look, You have given me no offspring, so a slave born in[b] my house will be my heir.”

Now the word of the Lord came to him: “This one will not be your heir; instead, one who comes from your own body[c] will be your heir.”

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 15:2 Hb obscure
  2. Genesis 15:3 Lit a son of
  3. Genesis 15:4 Lit loins

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