Genesis 21:23

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Now, then, give me your oath, in the name of God, that you will not be false to me or to my sons after me, but that as I have been good to you, so you will be to me and to this land where you have been living.

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  • Josh 2:12 : 12 So now, will you give me your oath by the Lord, that, because I have been kind to you, you will be kind to my father's house,
  • Gen 20:14 : 14 Then Abimelech gave to Abraham sheep and oxen and men-servants and women-servants, and gave him back his wife Sarah.
  • Gen 24:3 : 3 And take an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;
  • Gen 26:28 : 28 And they said, We saw clearly that the Lord was with you: so we said, Let there be an oath between us and you, and let us make an agreement with you;
  • Gen 31:44 : 44 Come, let us make an agreement, you and I; and let it be for a witness between us.
  • Gen 31:53 : 53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, be our judge. Then Jacob took an oath by the Fear of his father Isaac.
  • Deut 6:13 : 13 Let the fear of the Lord your God be in your hearts, and be his servants, taking your oaths by his name.
  • Gen 14:22-23 : 22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have taken an oath to the Lord, the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth, 23 That I will not take so much as a thread or the cord of a shoe of yours; so that you may not say, I have given wealth to Abram:
  • 1 Sam 20:13 : 13 May the Lord's punishment be on Jonathan, if it is my father's pleasure to do you evil and I do not give you word of it and send you away so that you may go in peace: and may the Lord be with you, as he has been with my father.
  • 1 Sam 20:17 : 17 And Jonathan again took an oath to David, because of his love for him: for David was as dear to him as his very soul.
  • 1 Sam 20:42 : 42 And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, for we two have taken an oath, in the name of the Lord, saying, The Lord will be between me and you, and between my seed and your seed for ever. Then David went away, and Jonathan went into the town.
  • 1 Sam 24:21-22 : 21 And now I am certain that you will be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be made strong under your authority. 22 So give me your oath by the Lord, that you will not put an end to my seed after me or let my name be cut off from my father's family.
  • 1 Sam 30:15 : 15 And David said to him, Will you take me down to this band? And he said, If you give me your oath that you will not put me to death or give me up to my master, I will take you to them.
  • Jer 4:2 : 2 And you will take your oath, By the living Lord, in good faith and wisdom and righteousness; and the nations will make use of you as a blessing, and in you will they take a pride.
  • 2 Cor 1:23 : 23 But God is my witness that it was in pity for you that I did not come to Corinth at that time.
  • Heb 6:16 : 16 For men at all times make their oaths by what is greater; and any argument is ended by the decision of the oath.

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  • 24 And Abraham said, I will give you my oath.

  • 12 So now, will you give me your oath by the Lord, that, because I have been kind to you, you will be kind to my father's house,

  • 22 Now at that time, Abimelech and Phicol, the captain of his army, said to Abraham, I see that God is with you in all you do.

  • 3 Keep in this land, and I will be with you and give you my blessing; for to you and to your seed will I give all these lands, giving effect to the oath which I made to your father Abraham;

  • Gen 24:2-3
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    78%

    2 And Abraham said to his chief servant, the manager of all his property, Come now, put your hand under my leg:

    3 And take an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;

  • 16 Saying, I have taken an oath by my name, says the Lord, because you have done this and have not kept back from me your dearly loved only son,

  • 13 And when God sent me wandering from my father's house, I said to her, Let this be the sign of your love for me; wherever we go, say of me, He is my brother.

  • 41 And you will be free from your oath to me when you come to my people; and if they will not give her to you, you will be free from your oath.

  • Gen 24:5-9
    5 verses
    75%

    5 And the servant said, If by chance the woman will not come with me into this land, am I to take your son back again to the land from which you came?

    6 And Abraham said, Take care that you do not let my son go back to that land.

    7 The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and made an oath to me, saying, To your seed I will give this land: he will send his angel before you and give you a wife for my son in that land.

    8 And if the woman will not come with you, then you are free from this oath; only do not take my son back there.

    9 And the servant put his hand under Abraham's leg, and gave him his oath about this thing.

  • 21 And now I am certain that you will be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be made strong under your authority.

  • 37 And my master made me take an oath, saying, Do not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;

  • 73 The oath which he made to Abraham, our father,

  • 15 And Abimelech said, See, all my land is before you; take whatever place seems good to you.

  • 13 Have in mind Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, to whom you gave your oath, saying, I will make your seed like the stars of heaven in number, and all this land will I give to your seed, as I said, to be their heritage for ever.

  • Gen 20:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9 Then Abimelech sent for Abraham, and said, What have you done to us? what wrong have I done you that you have put on me and on my kingdom so great a sin? You have done to me things which are not to be done.

    10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, Why did you do this thing?

  • 4 And may God give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your seed, so that the land of your wanderings, which God gave to Abraham, may be your heritage.

  • 9 And God said to Abraham, On your side, you are to keep the agreement, you and your seed after you through all generations.

  • 53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, be our judge. Then Jacob took an oath by the Fear of his father Isaac.

  • 9 The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

  • 5 Did he not say to me himself, She is my sister? and she herself said, He is my brother: with an upright heart and clean hands have I done this.

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

  • 30 And he said, Take these seven lambs from me as a witness that I have made this water-hole.

  • 49 And now, say if you will do what is good and right for my master or not, in order that it may be clear to me what I have to do.

  • 20 You will make clear your good faith to Jacob and your mercy to Abraham, as you gave your oath to our fathers from times long past.

  • 12 And he said, O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, let me do well in what I have undertaken this day, and give your mercy to my master Abraham.

  • 12 And he said, Let not your hand be stretched out against the boy to do anything to him; for now I am certain that the fear of God is in your heart, because you have not kept back your son, your only son, from me.

  • 28 And they said, We saw clearly that the Lord was with you: so we said, Let there be an oath between us and you, and let us make an agreement with you;

  • 4 As for me, my agreement is made with you, and you will be the father of nations without end.

  • 13 And so that he may make you his people today, and be your God, as he has said to you, and as he made an oath to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

  • 9 Then Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, the God of my father Isaac, the Lord who said to me, Go back to your country and your family and I will be good to you:

  • 27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made an agreement together.

  • 16 The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

  • 21 But my agreement will be with Isaac, to whom Sarah will give birth a year from this time.

  • 8 So, then, be kind to your servant; for you have been united with your servant in an agreement made before the Lord: but if there is any wrongdoing in me, put me to death yourself; why take me to your father?

  • 19 For I have made him mine so that he may give orders to his children and those of his line after him, to keep the ways of the Lord, to do what is good and right: so that the Lord may do to Abraham as he has said.

  • 5 And in answer the children of Heth said to Abraham,

  • 12 And Abraham went down on his face before the people of the land.

  • 15 And truly, I will be with you, and will keep you wherever you go, guiding you back again to this land; and I will not give you up till I have done what I have said to you.

  • 12 And you said, Truly, I will be good to you, and make your seed like the sand of the sea which may not be numbered.

  • 19 And God said, Not so; but Sarah, your wife, will have a son, and you will give him the name Isaac, and I will make my agreement with him for ever and with his seed after him.