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, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,
and said, “By Myself (on the basis of Who I Am) I have sworn [an oath], declares the Lord, that since you have done this thing and have not withheld [from Me] your son, your only son [of promise],
And said, I have sworn by Myself, says the Lord, that since you have done this and have not withheld [from Me] or begrudged [giving Me] your son, your only son,
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, “By myself I have sworn,” this is the Lord’s declaration: “Because you have done this thing and have not withheld your only son,
and said, “I give my word as the Lord that because you did this and didn’t hold back your son, your only 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,
You were willing to offer your only son to the Lord, and so he makes you this solemn promise,
and said, By myself I swear, saith Jehovah, that, because thou hast done this, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son],
By my own self have I sworn, saith the Lord: because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thy only begotten son for my sake:
The angel said, “You were ready to kill your only son for me. Since you did this for me, I make you this promise: I, the Lord, promise that
The angel said, ‘This is what the Lord says: I promise that this is what I will do for you. You did not try to keep your son safe, but you offered him to me. And he was your only son.
and said, “I have sworn by myself, declares the Lord, because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son,
and said, “By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,
and said, “By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,
and said, “The Lord says, ‘Because you did not ·keep back [withhold] your son, your ·only [precious] son, from me, I ·make you this promise by my own name [L swear by myself]:
And said, By myself have I sworn (saith the Lord) because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thine only son,
and said, “I am taking an oath on my own name, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not refused to give me your son, your only son,
“I make a vow by my own name—the Lord is speaking—that I will richly bless you. Because you did this and did not keep back your only son from me,
and said, “By Myself I have sworn,” this is the Lord’s declaration: “Because you have done this thing and have not withheld your only son,
The angel said, “The Lord says, ‘You did not keep back your son, your only son, from me. Because you did this, I make you this promise by my own name:
and said, “I have taken an oath to swear by myself,” declares the Lord, “that since you have carried this out and have not withheld your only unique son,
and said, By myself I have sworn, said the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son;
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, 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, “By Myself I have sworn, declares Yahweh, because you have done this thing and have not spared your son, your only one,
And he said, “I swear by myself, declares Yahweh, that because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only child,
“I, the Lord, have sworn by myself that because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your beloved son from me,
The angel of God spoke from Heaven a second time to Abraham: “I swear—God’s sure word!—because you have gone through with this, and have not refused to give me your son, your dear, dear son, I’ll bless you—oh, how I’ll bless you! And I’ll make sure that your children flourish—like stars in the sky! like sand on the beaches! And your descendants will defeat their enemies. All nations on Earth will find themselves blessed through your descendants because you obeyed me.”
and said, “By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
and said, “I am taking an oath on my own name, declares Yahweh, that because you have done this and have not refused to give me your son, your only son,
and said: “I swear by my very self—oracle of the Lord—that because you acted as you did in not withholding from me your son, your only one,
and said, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son,
and said, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son,
and said, “I swear by my own self, thus says the Lord: because you have done this and did not withhold your son from me, your only son,
and said, “The Lord says, ‘Because you did not keep back your son, your only son, from me, I make you this promise by my own name:
and said, “I solemnly swear by my own name, decrees the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,
He said, “I am giving you my word that I will bless you. I will bless you because of what you have done,” announces the Lord. “You have not held back your son, your only son.
and said, “I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,
and said, ‘I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,
and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son
He said, “I have promised by Myself, says the Lord, because you have done this and have not kept from Me your son, your only son,
“This is what the Lord says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that
and said, ‘By myself I have sworn, says the Lord: Because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
and said, ‘By myself I have sworn, says the Lord: Because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
and said, “By myself I have sworn, says the Lord: Because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
and said, “By myself I have sworn, says the Lord: Because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
And said, By Myself have I sworn, saith Hashem, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine ben yachid:
and said, “I have sworn by Myself (says the LORD) because you have done this thing and have not spared your only son.
and said, “By myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
and said, “By myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
and said, “By myself I swear—it is a declaration of Adonai—because you have done this thing, and you did not withhold your son, your only son,
Special Messenger: Listen to the solemn vow the Eternal One has spoken: “Because you have done what I asked and were willing to give up your son, your only son,
and said, “‘I have sworn by myself,’ says Yahweh, ‘because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
and said, The Lord saith, I have sworn by myself, for thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thine one begotten son for me, (and said, The Lord saith, I swear by myself, because thou hast done this thing, and thou hast not withheld thy only son from me,)
and saith, `By Myself I have sworn -- the affirmation of Jehovah -- that because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only one --
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