Genesis 15:2
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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?But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”
In other translations
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?But Abram replied, “O Lord GOD, what can You give me, since I remain childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אַבְרָם'avramAbramH87אֲדֹנָי'adonaiO LordH136יֱהוִהyahwehYahwehH3069מַה־mah-what?H4100תִּתֶּן־titen-will you giveH5414לִיlito <the> meוְאָנֹכִיve'anokhiand IH595הוֹלֵךְholekh[am] goingH1980עֲרִירִי'aririchildlessH6185וּבֶן־uven-and [the] son ofH1121מֶשֶׁקmeshek[the] acquisition ofH4943בֵּיתִיbeitihousehold myH1004הוּאhu'heH1931דַּמֶּשֶׂקdamesek[is] DamascusH1834אֱלִיעֶזֶר׃'eli'ezerEliezerH461
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Topics
People and places
People: Abraham, Eliezer (Genesis 15)
Places: Damascus