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Genesis 21:23  New English Translation

23 Now swear to me right here in God’s name[a] that you will not deceive me, my children, or my descendants.[b] Show me, and the land[c] where you are staying,[d] the same loyalty[e] that I have shown you.”[f]

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  1. Genesis 21:23 tn Heb “And now swear to me by God here.”
  2. Genesis 21:23 tn Heb “my offspring and my descendants.”
  3. Genesis 21:23 tn The word “land” refers by metonymy to the people in the land.
  4. Genesis 21:23 tn The Hebrew verb means “to stay, to live, to sojourn” as a temporary resident without ownership rights.
  5. Genesis 21:23 tn Or “kindness.”
  6. Genesis 21:23 tn Heb “According to the loyalty which I have done with you, do with me and with the land in which you are staying.”
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