Genesis 15:3

15:3 Abram added, ¹  “Since ²  you have not given me a descendant, then look, one born in my house will be my heir!” ³ 

Genesis 16:10

16:10 I will greatly multiply your descendants,” the Lord’s angel added, ⁴  “so that they will be too numerous to count.” ⁵ 

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¹ tn Heb “And Abram said.”

² tn The construction uses הֵן (hen) to introduce the foundational clause (“since…”), and וְהִנֵּה (vÿhinneh) to introduce the main clause (“then look…”).

³ tn Heb “is inheriting me.”

⁴ tn Heb “The Lord’s angel said, ‘I will greatly multiply your descendants….” The order of the clauses has been rearranged in the translation for stylistic reasons.

⁵ tn Heb “cannot be numbered because of abundance.”