| Genesis 21:24 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | Abraham said, "I swear it." (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | Abraham said, "I so swear."(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | And Abraham said, I will swear. |
| ASV: | And Abraham said, I will swear. |
| BBE: | And Abraham said, I will give you my oath. |
| DBY: | And Abraham said, I will swear. |
| ERV: | And Abraham said, I will swear. |
| JPS: | And Abraham said: 'I will swear.' |
| WBS: | And Abraham said, I will swear. |
| WEB: | Abraham said, "I will swear." |
| YLT: | And Abraham saith, 'I -- I do swear.' |
| Genesis 21:24 Cross References |
| XREF: | Genesis 21:23 now therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my offspring or with my posterity, but according to the kindness that I have shown to you, you shall show to me and to the land in which you have sojourned."
Genesis 21:25 But Abraham complained to Abimelech because of the well of water which the servants of Abimelech had seized. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 21:24 And Abraham said, I will {k} swear.
(k) So that it is a lawful thing to take an oath in matters of importance, to justify the truth, and to assure others of our sincerity. |
| MHC: | 21:22-34 Abimelech felt sure that the promises of God would be fulfilled to Abraham. It is wise to connect ourselves with those who are blessed of God; and we ought to requite kindness to those who have been kind to us. Wells of water are scarce and valuable in eastern countries. Abraham took care to have his title to the well allowed, to prevent disputes in future. No more can be expected from an honest man than that he be ready to do right, as soon as he knows he has done wrong. Abraham, being now in a good neighbourhood, stayed a great while there. There he made, not only a constant practice, but an open profession of his religion. There he called on the name of the Lord, as the everlasting God; probably in the grove he planted, which was his place of prayer. Abraham kept up public worship, in which his neighbours might join. Good men should do all they can to make others so. Wherever we sojourn, we must neither neglect nor be ashamed of the worship of Jehovah. |
| CONC: | Oath Swear |
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