Genesis 22:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGenesis 22:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בִּ֥י
נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
נְאֻם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
כִּ֗י
kîy
H3588
that
יַ֚עַן
yaʻan
H3282
because
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָשִׂ֨יתָ֙
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַדָּבָ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
חָשַׂ֖כְתָּ
châsak
H2820
to withhold
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
בִּנְךָ֥
bên
H1121
son
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
יְחִידֶֽךָ
yâchîyd
H3173
only
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World English Bible Public Domain
and said, "I have sworn by myself, says Yahweh, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son,
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King James Version Public Domain
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:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and said, “I swear by myself, a declaration of Yahweh, that it is because you have done this thing and have not withheld your son, your only,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).