Genesis 21:23 - The Scriptures 1998

²³ “And now, swear to me by Elohim, not to be untrue to me, to my offspring, or to my descendants. Do to me according to the kindness that I have done to you and to the land in which you have dwelt.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²³ So now, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my son or with my posterity; but as I have dealt with you kindly, you will do the same with me and with the land in which you have sojourned.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Common English Bible

²³ So give me your word under God that you won’t cheat me, my children, or my descendants. Just as I have treated you fairly, so you must treat me and the land in which you are an immigrant.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²³ Therefore, swear by God that you will do no harm to me, and to my posterity, and to my stock. But according to the mercy that I have done to you, you will do to me and to the land, to which you have turned as a newcomer."

Genesis 21:23 Cross References

Genesis 20:14

Then Aḇ

Genesis 21:24

And Aḇ

Genesis 24:3

so that I make you swear by יהוה, the Elohim of the heavens and the Elohim of the earth, that you do not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Kenaʽ

Genesis 26:28

But they said, “We have clearly seen that יהוה  is with you. And we said, ‘Please, let there be an oath between us, between you and us. And let us make a covenant with you,

Genesis 31:44

“And now, come, let us make a covenant, you and I, and it shall be a witness between you and me.”

Genesis 31:53

“The Elohim of Aḇ

Genesis 39:3

And his master saw that יהוה  was with him and that יהוה  made all he did to prosper in his hand.

Genesis 47:31

And he said, “Swear to me.” And he swore to him, and Yisra’ĕ

Jeremiah 4:2

and shall swear, ‘As יהוה  lives,’ in truth, in right-ruling, and in righteousness – then nations shall bless themselves in Him, and they shall boast in Him!”

2 Corinthians 1:23

And I call Elohim as witness against my being, that to spare you I came no more to Corinth.

Deuteronomy 6:13

“Fear יהוה  your Elohim and serve Him, and swear by His Name.

Hebrews 6:16

For men do indeed swear by the one greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end of all dispute.

Joshua 2:12

“And now, please swear to me by יהוה, since I have shown you kindness, that you also show kindness to my father’s house, and shall give me a true token,

1 Samuel 20:13

so let יהוה  do so and much more to Yehonathan. And if it pleases my father to do you evil, then I shall disclose it to you and send you away, and you shall go in peace. And יהוה  be with you as He has been with my father.

1 Samuel 20:17

And Yehonathan again made Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 20:42

And Yehonathan said to Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 30:15

And Dawiḏ