Genesis 21:23

KJV1611 – Modern English

Now therefore swear to me by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my grandson. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have sojourned.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me, my children, or my descendants. Show to me and the land where you have lived the same kindness I have shown to you.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Now therfore swere vnto me even here by God that thou wylt not hurt me nor my childern nor my childerns childern. But that thou shalt deale with me and the contre where thou art a straunger acordynge vnto the kyndnesse that I haue shewed the.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Therfore sweare now vnto me by God, that thou wilt not hurt me, ner my children, ner my childers children: but that thou shalt shewe vnto me (and to the londe wherin thou art a straunger) the same kyndnesse that I haue done vnto the.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Nowe therefore sweare vnto me here by God, that thou wilt not hurt me, nor my children, nor my childrens children: thou shalt deale with me, and with the countrey, where thou hast bene a stranger, according vnto the kindnesse that I haue shewed thee.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And nowe therefore, sweare vnto me euen here by God, that thou wylt not hurt me, nor my chyldren, nor my chyldrens children: but that thou shalt deale with me and the countrey where thou hast ben a straunger, accordyng vnto the kyndnesse that I haue shewed thee.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: [but] according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have lived as a foreigner."

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and now, swear to me by God here: thou dost not lie to me, or to my continuator, or to my successor; according to the kindness which I have done with thee thou dost with me, and with the land in which thou hast sojourned.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son. But according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.

  • 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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Now, therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have lived as a foreigner."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Now swear to me right here in God’s name that you will not deceive me, my children, or my descendants. Show me, and the land where you are staying, the same loyalty that I have shown you.”

Referenced Verses

  • Josh 2:12 : 12 Now therefore, I pray, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shown you kindness, that you will also show kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token:
  • Gen 20:14 : 14 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and male servants, and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored Sarah his wife to him.
  • Gen 24:3 : 3 and I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell.
  • Gen 26:28 : 28 And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with you: and we said, Let there now be an oath between us, even between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you;
  • Gen 31:44 : 44 Now therefore come, let us make a covenant, you and I; and let it be for a witness between me and you.
  • Gen 31:53 : 53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac.
  • Deut 6:13 : 13 You shall fear the LORD your God and serve him, and shall swear by his name.
  • Gen 14:22-23 : 22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, "I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth, 23 that I will not take anything that is yours, from a thread to a sandal strap, lest you should say, 'I have made Abram rich';
  • 1 Sam 20:13 : 13 The LORD do so and much more to Jonathan: but if it pleases my father to do you evil, then I will show it to you, and send you away, that you may go in peace: and the LORD be with you, as He has been with my father.
  • 1 Sam 20:17 : 17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him: for he loved him as he loved his own soul.
  • 1 Sam 20:42 : 42 And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both of us in the name of the LORD, saying, The LORD be between me and you, and between my descendants and your descendants forever. And he arose and departed: and Jonathan went into the city.
  • 1 Sam 24:21-22 : 21 Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that you will not cut off my descendants after me, and that you will not destroy my name out of my father's house. 22 And David swore to Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men went up to the stronghold.
  • 1 Sam 30:15 : 15 And David said to him, Can you bring me down to this company? And he said, Swear to me by God, that you will neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands of my master, and I will bring you down to this company.
  • Jer 4:2 : 2 And you shall swear, The LORD lives, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
  • 2 Cor 1:23 : 23 Moreover, I call God as a witness upon my soul, that to spare you I did not come yet to Corinth.
  • Heb 6:16 : 16 For people indeed swear by something greater, and an oath for confirmation is for them an end to all dispute.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 21:24
    85%

    24And Abraham said, I will swear.

  • Josh 2:12
    81%

    12Now therefore, I pray, swear unto me by the LORD, since I have shown you kindness, that you will also show kindness unto my father's house, and give me a true token:

  • Gen 21:22
    80%

    22And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his army spoke to Abraham, saying, God is with you in all that you do.

  • Gen 26:3
    79%

    3Stay in this land, and I will be with you, and will bless you; for to you, and to your descendants, I will give all these countries, and I will fulfill the oath which I swore to Abraham your father;

  • Gen 24:2-3
    2 verses
    78%

    2And Abraham said to his oldest servant of his house, who ruled over all that he had, "Please, put your hand under my thigh,

    3and I will make you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell.

  • Gen 22:16
    77%

    16And said, By myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son:

  • Gen 20:13
    77%

    13And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father's house, that I said to her, This is your kindness which you shall show unto me; at every place where we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.

  • Gen 24:41
    75%

    41You will be clear from this oath when you arrive among my family, for if they will not give her to you, then you will be released from my oath.'

  • Gen 24:5-9
    5 verses
    75%

    5And the servant said to him, "Perhaps the woman will not be willing to follow me to this land. Must I take your son back to the land from which you came?"

    6And Abraham said to him, "Beware that you do not take my son back there.

    7The LORD God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my relatives, and who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, 'To your descendants I will give this land,' He will send His angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.

    8And if the woman is not willing to follow you, then you will be released from this oath; only do not take my son back there."

    9So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.

  • 1 Sam 24:21
    75%

    21Swear now therefore unto me by the LORD, that you will not cut off my descendants after me, and that you will not destroy my name out of my father's house.

  • Gen 24:37
    75%

    37Now my master made me swear, saying, 'You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell;

  • Luke 1:73
    74%

    73The oath which He swore to our father Abraham:

  • Gen 20:15
    74%

    15And Abimelech said, Behold, my land is before you: live where it pleases you.

  • Exod 32:13
    74%

    13Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants, to whom You swore by Your own self, and said to them, 'I will multiply your descendants as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have spoken of I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.'"

  • Gen 20:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, What have you done to us? and what wrong have I done to you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that should not be done.

    10And Abimelech said to Abraham, What did you see, that you have done this thing?

  • Gen 28:4
    73%

    4And give you the blessing of Abraham, to you and to your descendants with you; that you may inherit the land where you are a stranger, which God gave to Abraham.

  • Gen 17:9
    73%

    9And God said to Abraham, You shall keep my covenant therefore, you and your descendants after you in their generations.

  • Gen 31:53
    73%

    53The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us. And Jacob swore by the fear of his father Isaac.

  • Ps 105:9
    73%

    9The covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

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    73%

    5Did he not say to me, She is my sister? and she, even she herself, said, He is my brother. In the integrity of my heart and innocence of my hands have I done this.

  • Heb 6:13
    73%

    13For when God made a promise to Abraham, because He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

  • Gen 21:30
    73%

    30And he said, For these seven ewe lambs you shall take from my hand, that they may be a witness that I have dug this well.

  • Gen 24:49
    73%

    49Now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me, that I may turn to the right hand or to the left."

  • Mic 7:20
    72%

    20You will perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which you have sworn to our fathers from the days of old.

  • Gen 24:12
    72%

    12And he said, "O LORD God of my master Abraham, I pray, give me success this day, and show kindness to my master Abraham.

  • Gen 22:12
    72%

    12And he said, Do not lay your hand upon the boy, nor do anything to him: for now I know that you fear God, seeing you have not withheld your son, your only son from me.

  • Gen 26:28
    72%

    28And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with you: and we said, Let there now be an oath between us, even between us and you, and let us make a covenant with you;

  • Gen 17:4
    72%

    4As for me, behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be a father of many nations.

  • Deut 29:13
    72%

    13That he may establish you today as a people for himself, and that he may be to you a God, as he has said to you, and as he has sworn to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

  • Gen 32:9
    72%

    9And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the LORD who said to me, Return to your country and to your relatives, and I will deal well with you:

  • Gen 21:27
    72%

    27And Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and both of them made a covenant.

  • 1 Chr 16:16
    72%

    16Even the covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

  • Gen 17:21
    72%

    21But my covenant I will establish with Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear to you at this set time next year.

  • 1 Sam 20:8
    72%

    8Therefore you shall deal kindly with your servant; for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you: nevertheless, if there is in me iniquity, slay me yourself; for why should you bring me to your father?

  • Gen 18:19
    72%

    19For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he has spoken of him.

  • Gen 23:5
    72%

    5And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying to him,

  • Gen 23:12
    71%

    12And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.

  • Gen 28:15
    71%

    15And behold, I am with you, and will keep you in all places wherever you go, and will bring you again into this land; for I will not leave you, until I have done what I have spoken to you of.

  • Gen 32:12
    71%

    12And you said, I will surely do you good, and make your descendants as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

  • Gen 17:19
    71%

    19And God said, Sarah your wife shall indeed bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him.