Genesis 22:16
Genesis 22:15-18 The Message (MSG)
The angel of GOD spoke from Heaven a second time to Abraham: “I swear—GOD’s sure word!—because you have gone through with this, and have not refused to give me your son, your dear, dear son, I’ll bless you—oh, how I’ll bless you! And I’ll make sure that your children flourish—like stars in the sky! like sand on the beaches! And your descendants will defeat their enemies. All nations on Earth will find themselves blessed through your descendants because you obeyed me.”
Genesis 22:16 New Living Translation (NLT)
“This is what the LORD says: Because you have obeyed me and have not withheld even your son, your only son, I swear by my own name that
Genesis 22:16 King James Version (KJV)
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
Genesis 22:16 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
and said, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only son
Genesis 22:16 New Century Version (NCV)
and said, “The LORD says, ‘Because you did not keep back your son, your only son, from me, I make you this promise by my own name
Genesis 22:16 American Standard Version (ASV)
and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son
Genesis 22:16 New International Version (NIV)
and said, “I swear by myself, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son
Genesis 22:16 New King James Version (NKJV)
and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the LORD, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son
Genesis 22:16 Amplified Bible (AMP)
and said, “By Myself (on the basis of Who I Am) I have sworn [an oath], declares the LORD, that since you have done this thing and have not withheld [from Me] your son, your only son [of promise]
Genesis 22:16-17 The Passion Translation (TPT)
“ ‘I solemnly promise you, by the glory of my own name,’ decrees YAHWEH, ‘because you have obeyed my voice and did not withhold from me your son—your beloved son — I will greatly bless you! I will make sure your seed becomes as numerous as the stars of heaven and as the sand of the seashore. Your offspring will take possession of the city gates of their enemies.