Genesis 22:16

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Genesis 22:16

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

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:]

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WEB

World English Bible

and said, “‘I have sworn by myself,’ says the LORD, ‘because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,

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ASV

American Standard Version

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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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Genesis 22

¹⁴ And Abraham called that place The LORD Will Provide. So to this day it is said, “On the mountain of the LORD it will be provided.”

¹⁵ And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time,

¹⁶ saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,

¹⁷ I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.

¹⁸ And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”

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