¹³For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, ^ehe swore by himself, ¹⁴saying, ^f“Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” ¹⁵And thus Abraham,² ^ghaving patiently waited, obtained the promise.

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e Gen. 22:16
fCited from Gen. 22:17
gver. 12, 17; [ch. 7:6]; See Rom. 4:13

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NIVNew International Version (2011)

When God made his promise to Abraham, since there was no one greater for him to swear by, he swore by himself, saying, “I will surely bless you and give you many descendants.” And so after waiting patiently, Abraham received what was promised.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself: I will indeed bless you, and I will greatly multiply you. And so, after waiting patiently, Abraham obtained the promise.

NLTNew Living Translation

For example, there was God’s promise to Abraham. Since there was no one greater to swear by, God took an oath in his own name, saying:

“I will certainly bless you,

and I will multiply your descendants beyond number.”

Then Abraham waited patiently, and he received what God had promised.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater to swear by, he swore by himself, saying,

“Surely I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply you.”

And so, by persevering, he obtained the promise.

KJV 1900King James Version

For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, Saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thee. And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.

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