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 —


In Context

13 And Abraham lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, a ram behind, seized in a thicket by its horns; and Abraham goeth, and taketh the ram, and causeth it to ascend for a burnt-offering instead of his son;

14 and Abraham calleth the name of that place 'Jehovah-Jireh,' because it is said this day in the mount, 'Jehovah doth provide.'

15 And the messenger of Jehovah calleth unto Abraham a second time from the heavens,

16 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 —

17 that blessing I bless thee, and multiplying I multiply thy seed as stars of the heavens, and as sand which is on the sea-shore; and thy seed doth possess the gate of his enemies;

18 and blessed themselves in thy seed have all nations of the earth, because that thou hast hearkened to 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 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 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: