Genesis 22:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר בִּ֥י נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֗י יַ֚עַן אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ אֶת־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה וְלֹ֥א חָשַׂ֖כְתָּ אֶת־בִּנְךָ֥ אֶת־יְחִידֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

wə-yōʾmer by-myself nišbaʿtî nəʾum-YHWH that yaʿan ʾăšer ʿāśîtā ʾet-the-dābār the-zeh and-not ḥāśaktā ʾet-binkā ʾet-yəḥîdekā

Grammar Details

*wə-yōʾmer*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
*nišbaʿtî*: Niphal perfect, 1st person singular - I have sworn
*nəʾum*: masculine singular construct noun - declaration of
*YHWH*: proper divine name - Yahweh/LORD
*yaʿan*: causal conjunction - because
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which/that
*ʿāśîtā*: Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have done
*dābār*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the thing/word/matter
*zeh*: demonstrative adjective with definite article - this
*ḥāśaktā*: Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have withheld
*binkā*: masculine singular noun + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your son
*yəḥîdekā*: masculine singular adjective + 2nd masculine singular possessive suffix - your only one

Word Meanings

*nišbaʿtî*: I have sworn/I swear
*nəʾum*: declaration/utterance/oracle
*yaʿan*: because/since/for the reason that
*dābār*: word/thing/matter
*ḥāśaktā*: withheld/kept back/spared

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 105:9 : 9 Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
Luke 1:73 : 73 The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
Rom 4:13-14 : 13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:
Gen 12:2 : 2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:
Jer 49:13 : 13 For I have sworn by myself, saith the LORD, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes.
Jer 51:14 : 14 The LORD of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and they shall lift up a shout against thee.
Isa 45:23 : 23 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
Heb 6:13-14 : 13 For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, 14 Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee.
Amos 6:8 : 8 The Lord GOD hath sworn by himself, saith the LORD the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein.

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