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Genesis 21:24

Abraham
Integrity

22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:

23 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.

And Abraham said, I will swear.

25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.

26 And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
And Abraham replied, “I swear it.”
KJV
And Abraham said, I will swear.
WEB
Abraham said, “I will swear.”
ASV
And Abraham said, I will swear.
DARBY
And Abraham said, I will swear.
BLB
And Abraham said, “I swear.”
ÅB
Da sa Abraham: Ja, det skal jeg tilsverge deg.
OTB
Abraham sa, “Jeg sverger det.”
B1930
Da sa Abraham: Ja, det skal jeg tilsverge dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Hebrews 6:16

    For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

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  • Romans 12:18

    If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

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  • Genesis 14:13

    And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew; for he dwelt in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner: and these were confederate with Abram.

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