Genesis 21:23
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21:23Now swear to me right here in God’s name41 that you will not deceive me, my children, or my descendants.42 Show me, and the land43 where you are staying,44 the same loyalty45 that I have shown you.”46
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- 41 Heb “And now swear to me by God here.”
- 42 Heb “my offspring and my descendants.”
- 43 The word “land” refers by metonymy to the people in the land.
- 44 The Hebrew verb means “to stay, to live, to sojourn” as a temporary resident without ownership rights.
- 45 Or “kindness.”
- 46 Heb “According to the loyalty which I have done with you, do with me and with the land in which you are staying.”
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my descendants or with my posterity, but as I have dealt kindly with you, so you will deal with me and with the land where you have sojourned.”
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or my descendants. Show to me and the country where you now reside as a foreigner the same kindness I have shown to you.”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Swear to me by God here and now, that you will not break an agreement with me or with my children and descendants. As I have been loyal to you, so you will be loyal to me and to the country where you are a resident alien.”
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NLTNew Living Translation
“Swear to me in God’s name that you will never deceive me, my children, or any of my descendants. I have been loyal to you, so now swear that you will be loyal to me and to this country where you are living as a foreigner.”
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
So now, swear to me here by God that you will not deal with me falsely, or with my descendants, or my posterity. According to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall pledge to do with me and with the land where you have dwelled as an alien.”
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KJV 1900King James 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.
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