Genesis 21:23
21 And while he was dwelling in the Wilderness of Paran, his mother got a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
22 At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do.
Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.”
24 And Abraham replied, “I swear it.”
25 But when Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized,
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- BSB
- Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.”
- KJV
- Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.
- WEB
- Now, therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have lived as a foreigner.”
- ASV
- Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son`s son. But according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.
- DARBY
- And now swear to me here by God that thou wilt not deal deceitfully with me, nor with my son, nor with my grandson. According to the kindness that I have done to thee, thou shalt do to me, and to the land in which thou sojournest.
- BLB
- And now swear to me before God here that you will not deal falsely with me or with my offspring or with my posterity, but that according to the kindness that I have done to you, you will do to me and to the land in that you are sojourning.”
- ÅB
- Så tilsverg meg nå her ved Gud at du ikke vil fare med svik mot meg og mine barn og min slekt! Slik som jeg har vist godhet mot deg, så skal du gjøre det samme mot meg og mot det land du bor i som fremmed.
- OTB
- Nå sverge til meg her foran Gud at du ikke vil bedra meg eller mine etterkommere. Vis den samme godhet mot meg og landet hvor du bor som jeg har vist deg.”
- B1930
- Så tilsverg mig nu her ved Gud at du ikke vil fare med svik mot mig og mine barn og min ætt! Likesom jeg har vist godhet mot dig, så skal du gjøre det samme mot mig og mot det land du bor i som fremmed.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
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Joshua 2:12
Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD that you will indeed show kindness to my family, because I showed kindness to you. Give me a sure sign
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