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Genesis 22:16

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And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son]:

And said {H559}, By myself have I sworn {H7650}, saith {H5002} the LORD {H3068}, for because {H3282}{H834} thou hast done {H6213} this thing {H1697}, and hast not {H3808} withheld {H2820} thy son {H1121}, thine only {H3173} son:

He said, "I have sworn by myself - says ADONAI- that because you have done this, because you haven't withheld your son, your only son,

saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,

and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,

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Cross-References

  • Luke 1:73 (9 votes)

    The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,

  • Psalms 105:9 (8 votes)

    Which [covenant] he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;

  • Hebrews 6:13 (8 votes)

    For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

  • Hebrews 6:14 (8 votes)

    Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.

  • Jeremiah 51:14 (5 votes)

    The LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself, [saying], Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.

  • Romans 4:13 (5 votes)

    For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, [was] not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

  • Romans 4:14 (5 votes)

    For if they which are of the law [be] heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect: