This is how you will be tested: as surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
1 Samuel 1:26 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘Please, my lord,’ she said, ‘as surely as you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the LORD. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Hannah said, Oh, my lord! As your soul lives, my lord, I am the woman who stood by you here praying to the Lord. American Standard Version (1901) And she said, Oh, my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto Jehovah. Common English Bible “Excuse me, sir!” Hannah said. “As surely as you live, sir, I am the woman who stood here next to you, praying to the LORD. Catholic Public Domain Version And Hannah said: "I beg you, my lord, as your soul lives, my lord: I am that woman, who stood before you here, praying to the Lord. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Anna said: I beseech thee, my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord: I am that woman who stood before thee here praying to the Lord. |
This is how you will be tested: as surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
Uriah answered David, ‘The ark, Israel, and Judah are dwelling in tents, and my master Joab and his soldiers are camping in the open field. How can I enter my house to eat and drink and sleep with my wife? As surely as you live and by your life, I will not do this! ’
The king asked, ‘Did Joab put you up to all this? ’ The woman answered. ‘As you live, my lord the king, no one can turn to the right or left from all my lord the king says. Yes, your servant Joab is the one who gave orders to me; he told your servant exactly what to say.
and Elijah said to Elisha, ‘Stay here; the Lord is sending me on to Bethel.’ But Elisha replied, ‘As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.’ So they went down to Bethel.
Elijah said to him, ‘Elisha, stay here; the Lord is sending me to Jericho.’ But Elisha said, ‘As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.’ So they went to Jericho.
Elijah said to him, ‘Stay here; the Lord is sending me to the Jordan.’ But Elisha said, ‘As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.’ So the two of them went on.
The boy’s mother said to Elisha, ‘As the Lord lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you.’ So he got up and followed her.
Jabez called out to the God of Israel, ‘If only you would bless me, extend my border, let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm, so that I will not experience pain’. And God granted his request.
When Saul had seen David going out to confront the Philistine, he asked Abner the commander of the army, ‘Whose son is this youth, Abner? ’ ‘Your Majesty, as surely as you live, I don’t know,’ Abner replied.
But David said, ‘Your father certainly knows that I have found favour with you. He has said, “Jonathan must not know of this, or else he will be grieved.” ’ David also swore, ‘As surely as the Lord lives and as you yourself live, there is but a step between me and death.’
Now my lord, as surely as the Lord lives and as you yourself live #– #it is the Lord who kept you from participating in bloodshed and avenging yourself by your own hand–may your enemies and those who intend to harm my lord be like Nabal.