16and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,


In Context

13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold, behind him a ram caught in the thicket by his horns. And Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt-offering in the stead of his son.

14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovah-jireh. As it is said to this day, In the mount of Jehovah it shall be provided.

15 And the angel of Jehovah called unto Abraham a second time out of heaven,

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

17 that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is upon the seashore. And thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies.

18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. Because thou hast obeyed my voice.

Genesis 22:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:16And 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: ]

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:16and said, "I swear by myself, declares the Lord , that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

22:16By 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:16and said, By myself I swear, saith Jehovah, that, because thou hast done this, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:16and said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:16And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thy only son:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:16and said, |I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:16and 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 —

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:16And said, By myself have I sworn, said the LORD, for because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son: