Genesis 15:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 15:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַבְרָ֗ם
ʼAbrâm
H87
Abram
אֲדֹנָ֤י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
יֱהוִה֙
Yᵉhôvih
H3069
LORD
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
תִּתֶּן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לִ֔י
וְאָנֹכִ֖י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
עֲרִירִ֑י
ʻărîyrîy
H6185
childless
וּבֶן
bên
H1121
son
מֶ֣שֶׁק
mesheq
H4943
possession
בֵּיתִ֔י
bayith
H1004
house
ה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
דַּמֶּ֥שֶׂק
Dammeseq
H1834
Damascus
אֱלִיעֶֽזֶר
ʼĔlîyʻezer
H461
Eliezer
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World English Bible Public Domain
Abram said, "Lord Yahweh, what will you give me, seeing I go childless, and he who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?"
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King James Version Public Domain
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?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But Abram said, “My Lord Yahweh, what will you give to me, since I go childless, and the son of the inheritance of my house the Damascan, Eliezer?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).