Verse 13

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For når Gud ga sitt løfte til Abraham, fordi han ikke kunne sverge ved noe større, sverget han ved seg selv,

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For når Gud gav Abraham sitt løfte, svor Han ved det som var større enn Han selv.

• Norsk King James

  For da Gud gav løftet til Abraham, fordi han ikke kunne sverge ved noe større, sverget han ved seg selv,

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For da Gud ga Abraham løftet, fordi han ikke hadde noen større å sverge ved, sverget han ved seg selv og sa:

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For da Gud ga løftet til Abraham, siden han ikke hadde noen større å sverge ved, sverget han ved seg selv,

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For da Gud gav løftet til Abraham, sverget han ved seg selv, fordi han ikke hadde noen større å sverge ved,

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For da Gud ga sitt løfte til Abraham, siden han ikke kunne sverge ved noen større, sverget han ved seg selv,

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For da Gud lovet til Abraham, fordi han ikke kunne sverte ved noen større, sverget han ved seg selv,

• gpt4.5-preview

  For da Gud gav løftet til Abraham, sverget han ved seg selv, siden han ikke kunne sverge ved noen større,

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For da Gud gav løftet til Abraham, sverget han ved seg selv, siden han ikke kunne sverge ved noen større,

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For Gud, da han ga løftet til Abraham, siden han ikke hadde noen større å sverge ved, sverget ved seg selv,

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For da Gud ga løftet til Abraham, sverget Han ved Seg Selv, siden Han ikke kunne sverge ved noen større,

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi da Gud gav Abraham Forjættelsen, der han ingen Større havde at sværge ved, svoer han ved sig selv, sigende:

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For da Gud ga sitt løfte til Abraham, siden han ikke kunne sverge ved noen større, sverget han ved seg selv,

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For da Gud ga løfte til Abraham, siden han ikke kunne sverge ved noen større, sverget han ved seg selv,

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For da Gud gav løftet til Abraham, sverget han ved seg selv, siden han ikke kunne sverge ved noen større,

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For da Gud ga løftet til Abraham, kunne han ikke sverge ved noen større, og sverget ved seg selv,

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For da Gud ga Abraham løftet sitt, siden han ikke kunne sverge ved noe større, sverget han ved seg selv,

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For when god made promes to Abraham because he had no greater thinge to sweare by he sware by him silf

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For whan God made promes to Abraham, because he had none greater to sweare by, he sware by himselfe,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For when God made the promise to Abraham, because he had no greater to sweare by, he sware by himselfe,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For when God made promise to Abraham, because he had no greater to sweare by, he sware by hym selfe,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For to Abraham God, having made promise, seeing He was able to swear by no greater, did swear by Himself,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For when God made promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he sware by himself,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For when God made his oath to Abraham, because there was no greater oath, he made it by himself,

• World English Bible (2000)

  For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by none greater, he swore by himself,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

Referenced Verses

• Luke 1:73 : 73 the oath that He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us:
• Gen 22:15-18 : 15 Then the angel of the LORD called to Abraham a second time from heaven, 16 and said, 'By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, 17 I will surely bless you and will greatly multiply your offspring like the stars of the heavens and like the sand on the seashore, and your offspring will possess the gates of their enemies. 18 And through your offspring all the nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.'
• Ps 105:9-9 : 9 The covenant He made with Abraham, and His oath to Isaac. 10 He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant.
• Isa 45:23 : 23 By myself I have sworn; my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked: Before me every knee will bow, by me every tongue will swear.
• Jer 22:5 : 5 But if you will not listen to these words, I swear by Myself—declares the LORD—that this palace will become a ruin.
• Jer 49:13 : 13 For by myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that Bozrah will become a horror, a disgrace, a waste, and a curse. All her cities will become perpetual ruins.
• Ezek 32:13 : 13 I will destroy all its cattle beside many waters, so no human foot will stir them up again, nor will the hooves of cattle stir them up.
• Mic 7:20 : 20 You will show faithfulness to Jacob and steadfast love to Abraham, as You promised to our fathers in days of old.
• Heb 6:16-18 : 16 People swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument. 17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of the promise, He guaranteed it with an oath. 18 So that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us.