and I will make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell,
Genesis 26:28 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) They said, “We see plainly that the Lord is with you; so we say, let there be an oath between you and us, and let us make a covenant with you, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They said, We saw that the Lord was certainly with you; so we said, Let there be now an oath between us [carrying a curse with it to befall the one who breaks it], even between you and us, and let us make a covenant with you American Standard Version (1901) And they said, We saw plainly that Jehovah was with thee: and we said, Let there now be an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee, Common English Bible They said, “We now see that the LORD was with you. We propose that there be a formal agreement between us and that we draw up a treaty with you: Catholic Public Domain Version And they responded: "We saw that the Lord is with you, and therefore we said: Let there be an oath between us, and let us initiate a pact, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they answered: We saw that the Lord is with thee, and therefore we said: Let there be an oath between us, and let us make a covenant, |
and I will make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell,
then you will be free from my oath, when you come to my kindred; and if they will not give her to you, you will be free from my oath.’
Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I; and let it be a witness between you and me.”
and his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord caused all that he did to prosper in his hands.
From the time that he made him overseer in his house and over all that he had the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; the blessing of the Lord was upon all that he had, in house and field.
Solomon the son of David established himself in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him and made him exceedingly great.
And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were sojourning with them, for great numbers had deserted to him from Israel when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.
Thus says the Lord: “The wealth of Egypt and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and the Sabeans, men of stature, shall come over to you and be yours, they shall follow you; they shall come over in chains and bow down to you. They will make supplication to you, saying: ‘God is with you only, and there is no other, no god besides him.’ ”
The sons of those who oppressed you shall come bending low to you; and all who despised you shall bow down at your feet; they shall call you the City of the Lord, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
but you shall be called the priests of the Lord, men shall speak of you as the ministers of our God; you shall eat the wealth of the nations, and in their riches you shall glory.
Their descendants shall be known among the nations, and their offspring in the midst of the peoples; all who see them shall acknowledge them, that they are a people whom the Lord has blessed.
the secrets of his heart are disclosed; and so, falling on his face, he will worship God and declare that God is really among you.
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, “I will never fail you nor forsake you.”
Men indeed swear by a greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an oath is final for confirmation.
And the Lord said to Joshua, “This day I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, that they may know that, as I was with Moses, so I will be with you.
Then Nahash the Ammonite went up and besieged Jabesh-gilead; and all the men of Jabesh said to Nahash, “Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.”
But when Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that all Israel loved him,