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Acts 7:5

NETBible	He¹ did not give any of it to him for an inheritance,² not even a foot of ground,³ yet God⁴ promised to give it to him as his possession, and to his descendants after him,⁵ even though Abraham⁶ as yet had no child.
NIV © biblegateway Act 7:5	He gave him no inheritance here, not even a foot of ground. But God promised him that he and his descendants after him would possess the land, even though at that time Abraham had no child.
NASB © biblegateway Act 7:5	"But He gave him no inheritance in it, not even a foot of ground, and yet, even when he had no child, He promised that HE WOULD GIVE IT TO HIM AS A POSSESSION, AND TO HIS DESCENDANTS AFTER HIM.
NLT © biblegateway Act 7:5	But God gave him no inheritance here, not even one square foot of land. God did promise, however, that eventually the whole country would belong to Abraham and his descendants––though he had no children yet.
MSG © biblegateway Act 7:5	but God gave him nothing, not so much as a foothold. He did promise to give the country to him and his son later on, even though Abraham had no son at the time.
BBE © SABDAweb Act 7:5	And God gave him no heritage in it, not even enough to put his foot on: but he gave him an undertaking that he would give it to him and to his children after him, though he had no child at that time.
NRSV © bibleoremus Act 7:5	He did not give him any of it as a heritage, not even a foot’s length, but promised to give it to him as his possession and to his descendants after him, even though he had no child.
NKJV © biblegateway Act 7:5	"And God gave him no inheritance in it, not even enough to set his foot on. But even when Abraham had no child, He promised to give it to him for a possession, and to his descendants after him.
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KJV	And <2532> he gave <1325> (5656) him <846> none <3756> inheritance <2817> in <1722> it <846>_, no, not <3761> [so much as] to set <968> (0) his foot <4228> on <968>_: yet <2532> he promised <1861> (5662) that he would give <1325> (5629) it <846> to him <846> for <1519> a possession <2697>_, and <2532> to his <846> seed <4690> after <3326> him <846>_, when [as yet] he <846> had <5607> (5752) no <3756> child <5043>_.
NASB © biblegateway Act 7:5	"But He gave <1325> him no <3756> inheritance <2817> in it, not even <3761> a foot <4228> of ground <968> , and yet, even when he had no <3756> child <5043> , He promised <1861> that HE WOULD GIVE <1325> IT TO HIM AS A POSSESSION <2697> , AND TO HIS DESCENDANTS <4690> AFTER <3326> HIM.
NET [draft] ITL	He <2532> did <1325> not <3756> give <1325> any of it to him <846> for an inheritance <2817> , not even <3761> a foot <4228> of ground, yet <2532> God promised <1861> to give <1325> it to him <846> as <1519> his possession <2697> , and <2532> to his <846> descendants <4690> after <3326> him <846> , even though Abraham as yet had <1510> no <3756> child <5043> .
GREEK	kai <2532> CONJ ouk <3756> PRT-N edwken <1325> (5656) V-AAI-3S autw <846> P-DSM klhronomian <2817> N-ASF en <1722> PREP auth <846> P-DSF oude <3761> ADV bhma <968> N-ASN podov <4228> N-GSM kai <2532> CONJ ephggeilato <1861> (5662) V-ADI-3S dounai <1325> (5629) V-2AAN autw <846> P-DSM eiv <1519> PREP katascesin <2697> N-ASF authn <846> P-ASF kai <2532> CONJ tw <3588> T-DSN spermati <4690> N-DSN autou <846> P-GSM met <3326> PREP auton <846> P-ASM ouk <3756> PRT-N ontov <1510> (5752) V-PXP-GSN autw <846> P-DSM teknou <5043> N-GSN

NETBible

He¹ did not give any of it to him for an inheritance,² not even a foot of ground,³ yet God⁴ promised to give it to him as his possession, and to his descendants after him,⁵ even though Abraham⁶ as yet had no child.

NET Notes

¹tn Grk “And he.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

²tn Grk “He did not give him an inheritance in it.” This could be understood to mean that God did not give something else to Abraham as an inheritance while he was living there. The point of the text is that God did not give any of the land to him as an inheritance, and the translation makes this clear.

³tn Grk “a step of a foot” (cf. Deut 2:5).

⁴tn Grk “he”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

⁵sn An allusion to Gen 12:7; 13:15; 15:2, 18; 17:8; 24:7; 48:4. On the theological importance of the promise and to his descendants after him, see Rom 4 and Gal 3.

⁶tn Grk “he”; the referent (Abraham) has been specified in the translation for clarity.