King James Version

Genesis 21:24

And Abraham said, I will swear.

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וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙vayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אַבְרָהָ֔םavrahamAbrahamאַבְרָהָםnoun, proper name — “Abraham”H85Abraham, the later name of AbramAbraham.אָנֹכִ֖יanokhimeאָנֹכִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “me”H595II, me, [idiom] which.אִשָּׁבֵֽעַishaveaswearשָׁבַעverb, niphal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “swear”, an unfinished actionH7650to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for H7646 (שָׂבַע)), take an oath, [idiom] straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Abraham said: 'I will swear.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Abraham said, I will swear.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Abraham saith, 'I — I do swear.'

World English Bible

Abraham said, “I will swear.”

Darby Translation

And Abraham said, I will swear.

Douay-Rheims

And Abraham said: I will swear.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And Abraham said: 'I will swear.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Abraam said, I will swear.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν Ἁβραὰμ, ἐγὼ ὀμοῦμαι.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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