Genesis 24:3 - The Scriptures 1998

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³ and I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³ And you shall swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I have settled,

American Standard Version (1901)

³ and I will make thee swear by Jehovah, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou wilt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

Common English Bible

³ By the LORD, God of heaven and earth, give me your word that you won’t choose a wife for my son from the Canaanite women among whom I live.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³ so that I may make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live.

Genesis 24:3 Cross References

Genesis 14:19

And he blessed him and said, “Blessed be Aḇ

Genesis 14:22

But Aḇ

Genesis 21:23

“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.”

Genesis 24:7

“יהוה, Elohim of the heavens, who took me from my father’s house and from the land of my relatives, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, ‘To your seed I give this land,’ He sends His messenger before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.

Genesis 27:46

And Riḇ

Genesis 28:1

And Yitsḥ

Genesis 28:8

So Ě

Genesis 34:9

“And intermarry with us, give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves,

Genesis 38:2

And Yehuḏ

Genesis 47:31

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

Genesis 50:25

And Yosĕ

Genesis 6:2

that the sons of Elohim saw the daughters of men, that they were good. And they took wives for themselves of all whom they chose.

Genesis 6:4

The Nephilim were on the earth in those days, and also afterward, when the sons of Elohim came in to the daughters of men and they bore children to them. Those were the mighty men who were of old, the men of name.

2 Kings 19:15

And Ḥ

2 Chronicles 2:12

And Ḥ

Ezra 5:11

And this is the answer they gave us, saying, “We are the servants of the Elah of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the House that was built many years ago, which a great sovereign of Yisra’ĕ

Nehemiah 13:25

Then I contended with them and cursed them, and smote some of them and pulled out their hair, and made them swear by Elohim, saying, “You do not give your daughters as wives to their sons, nor take their daughters for your sons or yourselves.

Nehemiah 9:6

“You are יהוה, You alone. You have made the heavens, the heavens of the heavens, with all their host, the earth and all that are on it, the seas and all that are in them, and You give life to them all. And the host of the heavens are bowing themselves to You.

Psalm 115:15

You are blessed by יהוה, Who made the heavens and earth.

Psalm 136:26

Give thanks to the Ě

Exodus 20:7

“You do not bring the Name of יהוה  your Elohim to naught, for יהוה  does not leave the one unpunished who brings His Name to naught.

Exodus 22:11

let an oath of יהוה  be between them both, that he has not put his hand into his neighbour’s goods. And the owner of it shall accept that, and he does not repay.

Exodus 23:13

“And in all that I have said to you take heed. And make no mention of the name of other mighty ones, let it not be heard from your mouth.

Exodus 34:16

and you take of his daughters for your sons, and his daughters whore after their mighty ones, and make your sons whore after their mighty ones.

Isaiah 45:23

“I have sworn by Myself, a word has gone out of My mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, so that to Me every knee shall bow, every tongue swear.

Isaiah 48:1

“Hear this, O house of Yaʽ

Isaiah 65:16

so that he who blesses himself in the earth does bless himself in the Elohim of truth. And he who swears in the earth does swear by the Elohim of truth. Because the former distresses shall be forgotten, and because they shall be hidden from My eyes.

Jeremiah 10:11

Say to them this, “The elah that did not make the heavens and the earth shall perish from the earth and from under these heavens.”

Jeremiah 12:16

“And it shall be, if they learn well the ways of My people, to swear by My Name, ‘As יהוה  lives,’ as they taught My people to swear by Baʽ

Jeremiah 29:6

‘Take wives and bring forth sons and daughters. And take wives for your sons and give your daughters to husbands, and let them bear sons and daughters, and be increased there, and not diminished.

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!”

Leviticus 19:12

‘And do not swear falsely by My Name and so profane the Name of your Elohim. I am יהוה.

Zephaniah 1:5

and those bowing down to the host of the heavens on the house-tops, and those bowing themselves, swearing by יהוה  and swearing by Malkam;

Numbers 5:21

then the priest shall make the woman swear with the oath of the curse, and he shall say to the woman – “יהוה  make you a curse and an oath among your people, when יהוה  makes your thigh waste away and your belly swell,

1 Corinthians 7:39

A wife is bound by Torah as long as her husband lives, and if her husband dies, she is free to be married to whom she desires, only in the Master.

Deuteronomy 10:20

“Fear יהוה  your Elohim. Serve Him, and cling to Him, and swear by His Name.

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,

Judges 14:3

But his father and mother said to him, “Is there no woman among the daughters of your brothers, or among all my people, that you should take a wife from the uncircumcised Philistines?” And Shimshon said to his father, “Take her for me, for she is pleasing in my eyes.”

1 Samuel 20:17

And Yehonathan again made Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 30:15

And Dawiḏ