# Genesis 15.1 **Book:** [Genesis](/codex/genesis/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > **1. After these things the word of Jehovah came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.** > > 2. And Abram said, O Lord Jehovah, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and he that shall be possessor of my house is Eliezer of Damascus? 3. And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. (Genesis 15:1-3, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > **1. After these things Yahweh’s word came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Don’t be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your exceedingly great reward.”** > > 2. Abram said, “Lord Yahweh, what will you give me, since I go childless, and he who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3. Abram said, “Behold, to me you have given no children: and, behold, one born in my house is my heir.” (Genesis 15:1-3, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > **1. After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.** > > 2. 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? 3. And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir. (Genesis 15:1-3, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > **1. After these things hath the word of Jehovah been unto Abram in a vision, saying, 'Fear not, Abram, I [am] a shield to thee, thy reward [is] exceeding great.'** > > 2. And Abram saith, 'Lord Jehovah, what dost Thou give to me, and I am going childless? and an acquired son in my house is Demmesek Eliezer.' 3. And Abram saith, 'Lo, to me Thou hast not given seed, and lo, a domestic doth heir me.' (Genesis 15:1-3, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** Moses (traditional authorship) / narrator - **Audience:** Israelite congregation post-Exodus - **Location:** various ANE settings (Eden → Mesopotamia → Canaan → Egypt) - **Time period:** events c. creation-c. 1800 BC; composed c. 1446-1406 BC ## Theological reading ## Key words - [H1697 - dabar](/codex/h1697-dabar/), *dabar* (Strong's H1697). Also appears in: [Genesis 11](/codex/genesis-11/), [Genesis 12](/codex/genesis-12/), [Genesis 18.1-15](/codex/genesis-18-1-15/). - [H1961 - hayah](/codex/h1961-hayah/), *hayah* (Strong's H1961). Also appears in: [Genesis 1.2](/codex/genesis-1-2/), [Genesis 1.29](/codex/genesis-1-29/), [Genesis 2.18](/codex/genesis-2-18/). - [H3068 - YHWH](/codex/h3068-yhwh/), *YHWH* (Strong's H3068). Also appears in: [Genesis 2.4](/codex/genesis-2-4/), [Genesis 2.7](/codex/genesis-2-7/), [Genesis 2.16-17](/codex/genesis-2-16-17/). ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses. ## Quoted in **Lexicon:** - [H1697 - dabar](/codex/h1697-dabar/) **Passages:** - [1 Chronicles 29.29](/codex/1-chronicles-29-29/) - [1 Kings 10.1-13](/codex/1-kings-10-1-13/) - [1 Kings 19.9-18](/codex/1-kings-19-9-18/) - [1 Kings 6.38](/codex/1-kings-6-38/) - [1 Samuel 15.9-21](/codex/1-samuel-15-9-21/) - [1 Samuel 28](/codex/1-samuel-28/) - [1 Samuel 3](/codex/1-samuel-3/) - [1 Samuel 8.6-7](/codex/1-samuel-8-6-7/) - [2 Chronicles 9.1-12](/codex/2-chronicles-9-1-12/) - [2 Kings 18](/codex/2-kings-18/) - [2 Kings 20.20](/codex/2-kings-20-20/) - [2 Kings 24](/codex/2-kings-24/) - [2 Samuel 12.11-12](/codex/2-samuel-12-11-12/) - [Daniel 9](/codex/daniel-9/) - [Deuteronomy 13.3-5](/codex/deuteronomy-13-3-5/) - [Deuteronomy 15.15](/codex/deuteronomy-15-15/) - [Deuteronomy 18.22](/codex/deuteronomy-18-22/) - [Deuteronomy 22](/codex/deuteronomy-22/) - [Deuteronomy 22.25-26](/codex/deuteronomy-22-25-26/) - [Deuteronomy 28](/codex/deuteronomy-28/) - [Deuteronomy 6.4-9](/codex/deuteronomy-6-4-9/) - [Deuteronomy 9.4-5](/codex/deuteronomy-9-4-5/) - [Esther 9.20](/codex/esther-9-20/) - [Exodus 20.1-17](/codex/exodus-20-1-17/) - [Exodus 23.7](/codex/exodus-23-7/) - [Ezekiel 1.1-3](/codex/ezekiel-1-1-3/) - [Ezekiel 18.1-24](/codex/ezekiel-18-1-24/) - [Ezekiel 21.1-5](/codex/ezekiel-21-1-5/) - [Ezekiel 28.11-17](/codex/ezekiel-28-11-17/) - [Ezekiel 36](/codex/ezekiel-36/) - [Ezra 1.1-2](/codex/ezra-1-1-2/) - [Genesis 11.1-9](/codex/genesis-11-1-9/) - [Genesis 12](/codex/genesis-12/) - [Genesis 18.1-15](/codex/genesis-18-1-15/) - [Genesis 22.11-18](/codex/genesis-22-11-18/) - [Isaiah 28.9-13](/codex/isaiah-28-9-13/) - [Isaiah 30.21](/codex/isaiah-30-21/) - [Isaiah 40.8](/codex/isaiah-40-8/) - [Isaiah 42.16](/codex/isaiah-42-16/) - [Isaiah 44.25-28](/codex/isaiah-44-25-28/) - [Jeremiah 1.1](/codex/jeremiah-1-1/) - [Jeremiah 1.4-6](/codex/jeremiah-1-4-6/) - [Jeremiah 1.4-7](/codex/jeremiah-1-4-7/) - [Jeremiah 1.4-8](/codex/jeremiah-1-4-8/) - [Jeremiah 1.9](/codex/jeremiah-1-9/) - [Jeremiah 22.24-30](/codex/jeremiah-22-24-30/) - [Jeremiah 32.27](/codex/jeremiah-32-27/) - [Jeremiah 52.31-34](/codex/jeremiah-52-31-34/) - [Job 4.12-16](/codex/job-4-12-16/) - [Joshua 24.26](/codex/joshua-24-26/) - [Joshua 6](/codex/joshua-6/) - [Joshua 8.30-35](/codex/joshua-8-30-35/) - [Judges 13.3-22](/codex/judges-13-3-22/) - [Judges 2.1-5](/codex/judges-2-1-5/) - [Numbers 22.22-35](/codex/numbers-22-22-35/) - [Numbers 25](/codex/numbers-25/) - [Numbers 25.16-18](/codex/numbers-25-16-18/) - [Numbers 31](/codex/numbers-31/) - [Numbers 31.16](/codex/numbers-31-16/) - [Psalms 119.105](/codex/psalms-119-105/) - [Psalms 119.130](/codex/psalms-119-130/) - [Psalms 119.160](/codex/psalms-119-160/) - [Psalms 17](/codex/psalms-17/) - [Psalms 22.1](/codex/psalms-22-1/) - [Zechariah 1.12-13](/codex/zechariah-1-12-13/) - [Zechariah 12](/codex/zechariah-12/) - [Zechariah 12.1](/codex/zechariah-12-1/) - [Zechariah 4.1-6](/codex/zechariah-4-1-6/) - [Zechariah 4.7-9](/codex/zechariah-4-7-9/) - [Zechariah 4.8-9](/codex/zechariah-4-8-9/)