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Genesis 22:16

World English Bible

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

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Genesis 22:16 in other translations

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

Genesis 22:16 · American Standard Version

Genesis 22:16 in context

  1. 14Abraham called the name of that place “Yahweh Will Provide”. As it is said to this day, “On Yahweh’s mountain, it will be provided.”
  2. 15Yahweh’s angel called to Abraham a second time out of the sky,
  3. 16and said, “ ‘I have sworn by myself,’ says Yahweh, ‘because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
  4. 17that I will bless you greatly, and I will multiply your offspring greatly like the stars of the heavens, and like the sand which is on the seashore. Your offspring will possess the gate of his enemies.
  5. 18All the nations of the earth will be blessed by your offspring, because you have obeyed my voice.’ ”