Verse 3

{ "verseID": "Genesis.15.3", "source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אַבְרָ֔ם הֵ֣ן לִ֔י לֹ֥א נָתַ֖תָּה זָ֑רַע וְהִנֵּ֥ה בֶן־בֵּיתִ֖י יוֹרֵ֥שׁ אֹתִֽי׃", "text": "And-*yōʾmer* *ʾAḇrām* *hēn* to-me not *nāṯattāh* *zāraʿ* and-*hinnēh* *ben*-*bêṯî* *yôrēš* me.", "grammar": { "*yōʾmer*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - and he said", "*ʾAḇrām*": "proper name", "*hēn*": "demonstrative particle - behold/indeed", "*nāṯattāh*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have given", "*zāraʿ*": "masculine singular noun - seed/offspring", "*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/here is", "*ben*": "construct form of masculine singular noun - son of", "*bêṯî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st person singular suffix - my house", "*yôrēš*": "Qal participle masculine singular - inheriting/possessing" }, "variants": { "*hēn*": "behold/look/indeed/if", "*zāraʿ*": "seed/offspring/descendants/posterity", "*yôrēš*": "inheriting/possessing/taking possession of" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Abram sa videre: "Se, du har ikke gitt meg noen etterkommere, og se, en som er født i huset mitt skal arve meg."

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og Abram sa: Se, du har ikke gitt meg noe avkom; og se, en som er født i mitt hus skal bli min arving.

• Norsk King James

  Og Abram sa: Se, du har ikke gitt meg avkom, og en som er født i mitt hus er min arving.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Abram fortsatte: Se, du har ikke gitt meg noen etterkommere, og en tjener i mitt hus vil arve meg.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Og Abram sa videre: "Se, Du har ikke gitt meg noen etterkommere, og se, en slave født i mitt hus skal arve meg."

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og Abram sa: Se, du har ikke gitt meg noen etterkommere, og en som er født i mitt hus vil bli min arving.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Abram fortsatte: «Se, du har ikke gitt meg noe avkom, men den som er født i mitt hus, skal være min arving.»

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Og Abram sa: Se, du har ikke gitt meg noen etterkommere, og en som er født i mitt hus vil bli min arving.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og Abram sa: Se, du har ikke gitt meg noen etterkommere, og se, en tjener i mitt hus vil arve meg.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  And Abram said, "You have given me no children, so a servant in my household will be my heir."

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Abram sa videre: «Se, du har ikke gitt meg noen etterkommere, og en tjener i mitt hus skal arve meg.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Abram sagde (fremdeles): See, mig haver du ingen Afkom givet; og see, min Børnede arver mig.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og Abram sa: Se, du har ikke gitt meg noen etterkommer, og se, en som er født i mitt hus skal arve meg.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  And Abram said, Behold, to me You have given no offspring: and, lo, one born in my house is my heir.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Abram sa videre: "Se, du har ikke gitt meg noen etterkommere, og se, en som er født i mitt hus er min arving."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og Abram sa: 'Se, du har ikke gitt meg etterkommere, og se, en av mine tjenere skal arve meg.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Abram sa: Se, du har ikke gitt meg etterkommere, og en som er født i mitt hus, blir min arving.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Abram sa: Du har ikke gitt meg noen barn, så en tjener i huset mitt skal bli min arving.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And Abram sayd: se to me hast thou geven no seed: lo a lad borne in my housse shalbe myne heyre.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Abram sayde morouer: Beholde, vnto me hast thou geuen no sede: and lo, the sonne of my housholde shal be myne heyre.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Againe Abram saide, Beholde, to me thou hast giuen no seede: wherefore loe, a seruant of mine house shalbe mine heire.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Abram saide: See, to me thou hast geuen no seede: lo borne in my house is myne heire.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Abram said, "Behold, to me you have given no seed: and, behold, one born in my house is my heir."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Abram saith, `Lo, to me Thou hast not given seed, and lo, a domestic doth heir me.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And Abram said, You have given me no child, and a servant in my house will get the heritage.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Abram said, "Behold, to me you have given no seed: and, behold, one born in my house is my heir."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Abram added,“Since you have not given me a descendant, then look, one born in my house will be my heir!”

Referenced Verses

• Gen 14:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Genesis.14.14", "source": "וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע אַבְרָ֔ם כִּ֥י נִשְׁבָּ֖ה אָחִ֑יו וַיָּ֨רֶק אֶת־חֲנִיכָ֜יו יְלִידֵ֣י בֵית֗וֹ שְׁמֹנָ֤ה עָשָׂר֙ וּשְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵא֔וֹת וַיִּרְדֹּ֖ף עַד־דָּֽן׃", "text": "*way-yišmaʿ* *ʾaḇrām* *kî* *nišbāh* *ʾāḥîw* *way-yāreq* *ʾeṯ*-*ḥănîḵāyw* *yəlîḏê* *ḇêṯô* *šəmōnāh* *ʿāśār* *û-šəlōš* *mēʾôṯ* *way-yirdōp̄* *ʿaḏ*-*dān*", "grammar": { "*way-yišmaʿ*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he heard", "*ʾaḇrām*": "proper noun, personal name (Abram)", "*kî*": "conjunction - that", "*nišbāh*": "niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was taken captive", "*ʾāḥîw*": "common noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his brother/kinsman", "*way-yāreq*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he emptied out/mustered", "*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker", "*ḥănîḵāyw*": "common noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his trained men", "*yəlîḏê*": "common noun, masculine plural, construct - born of", "*ḇêṯô*": "common noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his house", "*šəmōnāh*": "numeral, feminine - eight", "*ʿāśār*": "numeral, masculine - ten", "*û-šəlōš*": "conjunction + numeral, feminine - and three", "*mēʾôṯ*": "numeral, feminine plural - hundreds", "*way-yirdōp̄*": "consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he pursued", "*ʿaḏ*": "preposition - as far as/unto", "*dān*": "proper noun, place name (Dan)" }, "variants": { "*nišbāh*": "was taken captive/was captured", "*ʾāḥîw*": "his brother/kinsman/relative", "*way-yāreq*": "emptied out/armed/mustered/drew out", "*ḥănîḵāyw*": "his trained men/retainers/servants", "*yəlîḏê* *ḇêṯô*": "born in his house/household servants/home-trained" } }
• Prov 29:21 : 21 { "verseID": "Proverbs.29.21", "source": "מְפַנֵּ֣ק מִנֹּ֣עַר עַבְדּ֑וֹ וְ֝אַחֲרִית֗וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה מָנֽוֹן׃", "text": "*məpannēq* *mi*-*nōʿar* *ʿaḇdô* *wə*-*ʾaḥărîtô* *yihyeh* *mānôn*", "grammar": { "*məpannēq*": "piel participle, masculine singular - pampering/indulging", "*mi*": "preposition - from", "*nōʿar*": "noun, masculine singular - youth/childhood", "*ʿaḇdô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his servant", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾaḥărîtô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his end/latter state", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be", "*mānôn*": "noun, masculine singular - grief/progeny/ungrateful" }, "variants": { "*məpannēq*": "pampers/indulges/treats tenderly", "*mi-nōʿar*": "from youth/since childhood", "*ʿaḇdô*": "his servant/his slave", "*ʾaḥărîtô*": "his end/his latter state/his future", "*mānôn*": "grief/son/ungrateful one/rebellion" } }
• Prov 30:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Proverbs.30.23", "source": "תַּ֣חַת שְׂ֭נוּאָה כִּ֣י תִבָּעֵ֑ל וְ֝שִׁפְחָ֗ה כִּֽי־תִירַ֥שׁ גְּבִרְתָּֽהּ׃ פ", "text": "*taḥat* *śenûʾâ* *kî* *tibbāʿēl* *wešipḥâ* *kî*-*tîraš* *gebirttāh*", "grammar": { "*taḥat*": "preposition - under/because of", "*śenûʾâ*": "qal passive participle, feminine singular - hated/unloved woman", "*kî*": "conjunction - when/if", "*tibbāʿēl*": "niphal imperfect, third feminine singular - she is married", "*wešipḥâ*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun - and a maidservant", "*kî*": "conjunction - when/if", "*tîraš*": "qal imperfect, third feminine singular - she dispossesses/inherits/succeeds", "*gebirttāh*": "feminine singular noun + third feminine singular suffix - her mistress" }, "variants": { "*śenûʾâ*": "hated woman/unloved woman/rejected woman", "*tibbāʿēl*": "she is married/she becomes a wife/she is possessed sexually", "*tîraš*": "dispossesses/inherits/succeeds/displaces" } }
• Eccl 2:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.7", "source": "קָנִ֙יתִי֙ עֲבָדִ֣ים וּשְׁפָח֔וֹת וּבְנֵי־בַ֖יִת הָ֣יָה לִ֑י גַּ֣ם מִקְנֶה֩ בָקָ֨ר וָצֹ֤אן הַרְבֵּה֙ הָ֣יָה לִ֔י מִכֹּ֛ל שֶֽׁהָי֥וּ לְפָנַ֖י בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃", "text": "*qānîtî* *ʿăbādîm* and *shĕphāḥôt* and *bĕnê-bayit* *hāyāh* to me, also *miqneh* *bāqār* and *ṣōʾn* *harbēh* *hāyāh* to me more than all *shehāyû* before me in *Yĕrûshālāyim*.", "grammar": { "*qānîtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I acquired/bought", "*ʿăbādîm*": "masculine plural noun - servants/slaves", "*shĕphāḥôt*": "feminine plural noun - maidservants/female slaves", "*bĕnê-bayit*": "construct plural + noun - home-born slaves/household servants", "*hāyāh*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was/existed", "*miqneh*": "masculine singular construct - possession of", "*bāqār*": "masculine singular collective - cattle/herd", "*ṣōʾn*": "masculine/feminine singular collective - small livestock/sheep", "*harbēh*": "adverb - much/many/abundantly", "*shehāyû*": "relative particle + perfect, 3rd plural - who were", "*Yĕrûshālāyim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem" }, "variants": { "*qānîtî*": "I acquired/bought/purchased/obtained", "*ʿăbādîm*": "male servants/slaves/workers", "*shĕphāḥôt*": "female servants/maidservants/slave women", "*bĕnê-bayit*": "household servants/home-born slaves/domestic servants", "*miqneh bāqār wāṣōʾn*": "possessions of cattle and flocks/herds of livestock", "*harbēh*": "many/much/great/abundant" } }
• Jer 12:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.12.1", "source": "צַדִּ֤יק אַתָּה֙ יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֥י אָרִ֖יב אֵלֶ֑יךָ אַ֤ךְ מִשְׁפָּטִים֙ אֲדַבֵּ֣ר אוֹתָ֔ךְ מַדּ֗וּעַ דֶּ֤רֶךְ רְשָׁעִים֙ צָלֵ֔חָה שָׁל֖וּ כָּל־בֹּ֥גְדֵי בָֽגֶד׃", "text": "*ṣaddîq* you *YHWH* when I *ʾārîb* to-you, *ʾak* *mišpāṭîm* I-will-*dābēr* with-you, *maddûaʿ* *derek* *rešāʿîm* *ṣālēḥāh* *šālû* all-*bōgdê* *bāged*", "grammar": { "*ṣaddîq*": "adjective, masculine singular - righteous", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD", "*ʾārîb*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I contend/plead", "*ʾak*": "adverb - only, yet, nevertheless", "*mišpāṭîm*": "noun, masculine plural - judgments/cases", "*dābēr*": "verb, Piel imperfect, 1st person singular - speak/plead", "*maddûaʿ*": "interrogative adverb - why", "*derek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - way/path", "*rešāʿîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - wicked ones", "*ṣālēḥāh*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - prospers", "*šālû*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd person plural - are at ease/prosperous", "*bōgdê*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine plural construct - those betraying", "*bāged*": "noun, masculine singular - treachery/betrayal" }, "variants": { "*ʾārîb*": "contend/plead/bring a case", "*mišpāṭîm*": "judgments/cases/legal matters", "*derek*": "way/path/conduct", "*ṣālēḥāh*": "prospers/succeeds/is successful", "*šālû*": "are at ease/are secure/prosper", "*bōgdê bāged*": "treacherous betrayers/faithless traitors" } }
• Heb 10:35-36 : 35 { "verseID": "Hebrews.10.35", "source": "Μὴ ἀποβάλητε οὖν τὴν παρρησίαν ὑμῶν, ἥτις ἔχει μισθαποδοσίαν μεγάλην.", "text": "Not *apobalēte* therefore the *parrēsian* of you, which *echei misthapdosian megalēn*.", "grammar": { "*apobalēte*": "aorist, active, subjunctive, 2nd person, plural - cast away/throw away", "*parrēsian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - confidence/boldness", "*echei*": "present, active, indicative, 3rd person, singular - has", "*misthapdosian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - reward/recompense", "*megalēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - great" }, "variants": { "*apobalēte*": "cast away/throw away/abandon", "*parrēsian*": "confidence/boldness/freedom of speech", "*misthapdosian*": "reward/recompense/compensation" } } 36 { "verseID": "Hebrews.10.36", "source": "Ὑπομονῆς γὰρ ἔχετε χρείαν, ἵνα, τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ ποιήσαντες, κομίσησθε τὴν ἐπαγγελίαν.", "text": "Of *hypomonēs* for you *echete chreian*, *hina*, the *thelēma* of the *Theou poiēsantes*, you *komisēsthe* the *epangelian*.", "grammar": { "*hypomonēs*": "genitive, feminine, singular - of endurance/patience", "*echete*": "present, active, indicative, 2nd person, plural - you have", "*chreian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - need", "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*thelēma*": "accusative, neuter, singular - will", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*poiēsantes*": "aorist, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having done", "*komisēsthe*": "aorist, middle, subjunctive, 2nd person, plural - you might receive", "*epangelian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - promise" }, "variants": { "*hypomonēs*": "endurance/patience/perseverance", "*chreian*": "need/necessity", "*poiēsantes*": "having done/having performed/having accomplished", "*komisēsthe*": "you might receive/you might obtain", "*epangelian*": "promise/what was promised" } }
• Prov 13:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Proverbs.13.12", "source": "תּוֹחֶ֣לֶת מְ֭מֻשָּׁכָה מַחֲלָה־לֵ֑ב וְעֵ֥ץ חַ֝יִּ֗ים תַּאֲוָ֥ה בָאָֽה׃", "text": "*tôḥelet məmuššākâ maḥălâ-lēb wə-ʿēṣ ḥayyîm taʾăwâ bāʾâ*", "grammar": { "*tôḥelet*": "noun, feminine singular - hope/expectation", "*məmuššākâ*": "verb, pual participle, feminine singular - prolonged/deferred", "*maḥălâ*": "noun, feminine singular - sickness/disease", "*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular - heart", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*ʿēṣ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - tree of", "*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - life", "*taʾăwâ*": "noun, feminine singular - desire/longing", "*bāʾâ*": "verb, qal participle, feminine singular - coming/fulfilled" }, "variants": { "*tôḥelet*": "hope/expectation/what is waited for", "*məmuššākâ*": "prolonged/deferred/drawn out", "*maḥălâ-lēb*": "heart sickness/anguish of heart", "*ʿēṣ ḥayyîm*": "tree of life", "*taʾăwâ*": "desire/longing/what is desired", "*bāʾâ*": "coming/fulfilled/realized" } }
• Gen 12:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Genesis.12.2", "source": "וְאֶֽעֶשְׂךָ֙ לְג֣וֹי גָּד֔וֹל וַאֲבָ֣רֶכְךָ֔ וַאֲגַדְּלָ֖ה שְׁמֶ֑ךָ וֶהְיֵ֖ה בְּרָכָֽה׃", "text": "And-*weʾeʿeśkā* to-*gôy* *gādôl* and-*waʾăbārekekā* and-*waʾăgaddelāh* *šemekā* and-*wehyēh* *berākāh*.", "grammar": { "*weʾeʿeśkā*": "conjunction + imperfect 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and I will make you", "*gôy*": "noun masculine singular - nation/people", "*gādôl*": "adjective masculine singular - great/large", "*waʾăbārekekā*": "conjunction + imperfect 1st person singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and I will bless you", "*waʾăgaddelāh*": "conjunction + imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - and I will make great", "*šemekā*": "noun masculine + 2nd person masculine singular possessive suffix - your name", "*wehyēh*": "conjunction + imperative 2nd person masculine singular - and be", "*berākāh*": "noun feminine singular - blessing" }, "variants": { "*gôy*": "nation/people/gentiles", "*berākāh*": "blessing/benediction/prosperity" } }
• Gen 13:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Genesis.13.16", "source": "וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֖ כַּעֲפַ֣ר הָאָ֑רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ אִם־יוּכַ֣ל אִ֗ישׁ לִמְנוֹת֙ אֶת־עֲפַ֣ר הָאָ֔רֶץ גַּֽם־זַרְעֲךָ֖ יִמָּנֶֽה׃", "text": "And *wĕśamtî* your *zarʿăḵā* as *kaʿăp̄ar* *hāʾāreṣ*, that if *yûḵal* *ʾîš* to *limnôṯ* *ʿăp̄ar* *hāʾāreṣ*, also your *zarʿăḵā* *yimmānê*.", "grammar": { "*wĕśamtî*": "waw consecutive + qal perfect, 1st common singular - and I will make", "*zarʿăḵā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your seed/descendants", "*kaʿăp̄ar*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - as the dust of", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth", "*yûḵal*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he is able", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - a man", "*limnôṯ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to count", "*ʿăp̄ar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - dust of", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth", "*zarʿăḵā*": "noun, masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your seed/descendants", "*yimmānê*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be counted" }, "variants": { "*wĕśamtî*": "I will make/I will set/I will place", "*zarʿăḵā*": "your seed/your offspring/your descendants", "*kaʿăp̄ar*": "as the dust/like the dust", "*yûḵal*": "he is able/he can/he could", "*limnôṯ*": "to count/to number/to reckon", "*ʿăp̄ar*": "dust/soil/powder", "*yimmānê*": "will be counted/will be numbered" } }