Genesis 15:3 Go deeper

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

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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Genesis 15:3 word 1

אַבְרָ֔ם'av.RamAbram

Lemma: אַבְרָם (av.ram) · Strong's: H0087

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Abram

Used 61 times. Also: Genesis 11:26, Genesis 11:27, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0087; TAHOT Genesis 15:3 word 2

הֵ֣ןhenhere!

Lemma: הֵן (hen) · Strong's: H2005

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: look!

Used 316 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 11:6, Genesis 19:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2005; TAHOT Genesis 15:3 word 3

לֹ֥אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Genesis 15:3 word 4

נָתַ֖תָּהna.Ta.tahyou have given

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Genesis 15:3 word 5

זָ֑רַעZa.ra'offspring

Lemma: זֶ֫רַע (ze.ra) · Strong's: H2233H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: seed: children

Used 177 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 7:3, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 12:7, Genesis 13:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2233H; TAHOT Genesis 15:3 word 6

וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Nehand there!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Genesis 15:3 word 7

בֶן\־ven-[the] son of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Genesis 15:3 word 8

בֵּיתִ֖יbei.Tihousehold my

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: household

Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Genesis 15:3 word 9

יוֹרֵ֥שׁyo.Resh[is] inheriting

Lemma: יָרַשׁ (ya.rash) · Strong's: H3423G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to possess: possess

Used 36 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 21:10, Leviticus 25:46, Numbers 27:11, Numbers 36:8, Deuteronomy 15:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3423G; TAHOT Genesis 15:3 word 10

אֹתִֽי\׃'o.Ti<obj.> me

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 15:3 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Abram	→	אַבְרָם H0087 Abram
continued	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
Behold	→	הֵן H2005 look!
You have given	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
me	→
no	→	לֹא H3808 not
offspring	→	זֶ֫רַע H2233H seed: children
so	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
a servant	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
in my household	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household
will be my heir	→	יָרַשׁ H3423G to possess: possess

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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