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


In Context

13 Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns. He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.

14 So Abraham called that place The Lord Will Provide. And to this day it is said, "On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided."

15 The angel of the Lord called to Abraham from heaven a second time

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

17 I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,

18 and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me."

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 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 American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

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

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: