Genesis 15:3
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Abram continued, “Behold, You have given me no offspring, so a servant in my household will be my heir.”

Young's Literal Translation
And Abram saith, ‘Lo, to me Thou hast not given seed, and lo, a domestic doth heir me.’

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

Hebrew
Abram
אַבְרָ֔ם (’aḇ·rām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 87: Abram -- 'exalted father', the original name of Abraham

continued,
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Behold,
הֵ֣ן (hên)
Interjection
Strong's 2005: Lo! behold!

You have given
נָתַ֖תָּה (nā·ṯat·tāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

me no
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

offspring,
זָ֑רַע (zā·ra‘)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity

so a servant
בֶן־ (ḇen-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1121: A son

in my household
בֵּיתִ֖י (bê·ṯî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1004: A house

will be my heir.”
יוֹרֵ֥שׁ (yō·w·rêš)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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