and I will have you swear by the Lord, God of heaven and God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I live,
Genesis 26:28 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised They replied, ‘We have clearly seen how the Lord has been with you. We think there should be an oath between two parties #– #between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you: Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 have you swear by the Lord, God of heaven and God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I live,
Then you will be free from my oath if you go to my family and they do not give her to you #– #you will be free from my oath.”
Come now, let’s make a covenant, you and I. Let it be a witness between the two of us.’
When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord made everything he did successful,
From the time that he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house because of Joseph. The Lord’s blessing was on all that he owned, in his house and in his fields.
Solomon son of David strengthened his hold on his kingdom. The Lord his God was with him and highly exalted him.
Then he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, as well as those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were residing among them, for they had defected to him from Israel in great numbers when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.
This is what the Lord says: ‘The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush and the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will follow you, they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you, “God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.” ’
The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall face down at your feet. They will call you the City of the Lord, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
But you will be called the Lord’s priests; they will speak of you as ministers of our God; you will eat the wealth of the nations, and you will boast in their riches.
Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their posterity among the peoples. All who see them will recognise that they are a people the Lord has blessed.
What, then, are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
The secrets of his heart will be revealed, and as a result he will fall face down and worship God, proclaiming, ‘God is really among you.’
Keep your life free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for he himself has said, I will never leave you or abandon you. ,
For people swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute.
The Lord spoke to Joshua: ‘Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so they will know that I will be with you just as I was with Moses.
Nahash , the Ammonite came up and laid siege to Jabesh-gilead. All the men of Jabesh said to him, ‘Make a treaty with us, and we will serve you.’
Saul realised that the Lord was with David and that his daughter Michal loved him,