Genesis 22:16
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By my own self have I sworn, saith the Lord: because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thy only begotten son for my sake:

Luke 1:73
The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us.

Hebrews 6:13
For God making promises to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom he might swear, swore by himself,

Hebrews 6:14
Saying: Unless blessing I shall bless thee and multiplying I shall multiply thee.

Genesis 22:2
He said to him: Take thy only begotten son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and go into the land of vision; and there thou shalt offer him for an holocaust upon one of the mountains which I will shew thee.

Genesis 22:12
And he said to him: Lay not thy hand upon the boy, neither do thou any thing to him: now I know that thou fearest God, and hast not spared thy only begotten son for my sake.

Genesis 22:15
And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven, saying:

Genesis 26:3
And sojourn in it, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee: for to thee and to thy seed I will give all these countries, to fulfil the oath which I swore to Abraham thy father.

Genesis 26:5
Because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my precepts and commandments, and observed my ceremonies and laws.

Exodus 2:24
And he heard their groaning, and remembered the covenant which he made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Exodus 17:16
Because the hand of the throne of the Lord, and the war of the Lord shall be against Amalec, from generation to generation.

Exodus 32:13
Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, thy servants, to whom thou sworest by thy own self, saying: I will multiply your seed as the stars of heaven: and this whole land that I have spoken of, I will give to your seed, and you shall possess it for ever:

1 Chronicles 16:16
The covenant which he made with Abraham: and his oath to Isaac.

Psalm 105:9
Which he made to Abraham; and his oath to Isaac:

Isaiah 45:23
I have sworn by myself, the word of justice shall go out of my mouth, and shall not return:

Jeremiah 22:5
But if you will not hearken to these words: I swear by myself, saith the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation.

Jeremiah 44:26
Therefore hear ye the word of the Lord, all Juda, you that dwell in the land of Egypt: Behold I have sworn by my great name, saith the Lord: that my name shall no more be named in the mouth of any man of Juda, in the land of Egypt, saying: The Lord God liveth.

Jeremiah 49:13
For I have sworn by myself, saith the Lord, that Bosra shall become a desolation, and a reproach, and a desert, and a curse: and all her cities shall be everlasting wastes.

Ezekiel 16:8
And I passed by thee, and saw thee: and behold thy time was the time of lovers: and I spread my garment over thee, and covered thy ignominy. and I swore to thee, and I entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord God: and thou becamest mine.

Amos 6:8
The Lord God hath sworn by his own soul, saith the Lord the God of hosts: I detest the pride of Jacob, and I hate his houses, and I will deliver up the city with the inhabitants thereof.

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By my own self have I sworn, saith the Lord: because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thy only begotten son for my sake:

Genesis 12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed.

Psalm 105:9 Which he made to Abraham; and his oath to Isaac:

Isaiah 45:23 I have sworn by myself, the word of justice shall go out of my mouth, and shall not return:

Jeremiah 49:13 For I have sworn by myself, saith the Lord, that Bosra shall become a desolation, and a reproach, and a desert, and a curse: and all her cities shall be everlasting wastes.

Jeremiah 51:14 The Lord of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying: I will fill thee with men as with locusts, and they shall lift up a joyful shout against thee.

Amos 6:8 The Lord God hath sworn by his own soul, saith the Lord the God of hosts: I detest the pride of Jacob, and I hate his houses, and I will deliver up the city with the inhabitants thereof.

Luke 1:73 The oath, which he swore to Abraham our father, that he would grant to us.

Romans 4:13,14 For not through the law was the promise to Abraham or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world: but through the justice of faith. . . .

Hebrews 6:13,14 For God making promises to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom he might swear, swore by himself, . . .

Context
The Sacrifice Averted
15And the angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time from heaven, saying: 16By my own self have I sworn, saith the Lord: because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thy only begotten son for my sake:17I will bless thee, and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is by the sea shore; thy seed shall possess the gates of their enemies.…
Lexicon
saying,
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“By Myself
בִּ֥י (bî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

I have sworn,
נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי (niš·ba‘·tî)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7650: To seven oneself, swear

declares
נְאֻם־ (nə·’um-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5002: An oracle

the LORD,
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

that
כִּ֗י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

because
יַ֚עַן (ya·‘an)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3282: Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause

you have done
עָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ (‘ā·śî·ṯā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

this
הַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: This, that

and have not
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

withheld
חָשַׂ֖כְתָּ (ḥā·śaḵ·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2820: To restrain, refrain, to refuse, spare, preserve, to observe

your only
יְחִידֶֽךָ׃ (yə·ḥî·ḏe·ḵā)
Adjective - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3173: United, sole, beloved, lonely, the life

son,
בִּנְךָ֥ (bin·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son


Additional Translations
saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,And said, By myself have I sworn, said the LORD, for because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son:

and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,

I have sworn by myself, says the Lord, because thou hast done this thing, and on my account hast not spared thy beloved son,

and said, By myself I swear, saith Jehovah, that, because thou hast done this, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only [son],

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

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

and said, "I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,

and saith, 'By Myself I have sworn -- the affirmation of Jehovah -- that because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only one --
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