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Genesis 22:16
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KJ21
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,
ASV
and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,
AMP
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],
AMPC
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,
BRG
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:
CSB
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,
CSBA
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,
CEB
and said, “I give my word as the Lord that because you did this and didn’t hold back your son, your only son,
CJB
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,
CEV
You were willing to offer your only son to the Lord, and so he makes you this solemn promise,
DARBY
and said, By myself I swear, saith Jehovah, that, because thou hast done this, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son],
DRA
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:
ERV
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
EASY
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.
EHV
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,
ESV
and said, “By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,
ESVUK
and said, “By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,
EXB
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]:
GNV
And said, By myself have I sworn (saith the Lord) because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thine only son,
GW
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,
GNT
“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,
HCSB
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,
ICB
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:
ISV
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,
JUB
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;
KJV
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:
AKJV
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:
LSB
and said, “By Myself I have sworn, declares Yahweh, because you have done this thing and have not spared your son, your only one,
LEB
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,
TLB
“I, the Lord, have sworn by myself that because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your beloved son from me,
MSG
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.”
MEV
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,
NOG
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,
NABRE
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,
NASB
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,
NASB1995
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,
NCB
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,
NCV
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:
NET
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,
NIRV
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.
NIV
and said, “I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,
NIVUK
and said, ‘I swear by myself, declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,
NKJV
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—
NLV
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,
NLT
“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
NRSVA
and said, ‘By myself I have sworn, says the Lord: Because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
NRSVACE
and said, ‘By myself I have sworn, says the Lord: Because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
NRSVCE
and said, “By myself I have sworn, says the Lord: Because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
NRSVUE
and said, “By myself I have sworn, says the Lord: Because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
OJB
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:
RGT
and said, “I have sworn by Myself (says the LORD) because you have done this thing and have not spared your only son.
RSV
and said, “By myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
RSVCE
and said, “By myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
TLV
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,
VOICE
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,
WEB
and said, “‘I have sworn by myself,’ says Yahweh, ‘because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
WYC
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,)
YLT
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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