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Genesis 22

Gen. 22:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
, By myself have Im sworn
shaba` (Hebrew #7650)
propr. to be complete, but used only as a denominative from 7651; to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
KJV usage: adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for 7646), take an oath, X straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.
Pronounce: shaw-bah'
Origin: a primitive root
, saith
n'um (Hebrew #5002)
an oracle
KJV usage: (hath) said, saith.
Pronounce: neh-oom'
Origin: from 5001
the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, for because
'aher (Hebrew #834)
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
KJV usage: X after, X alike, as (soon as), because, X every, for, + forasmuch, + from whence, + how(-soever), X if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), X though, + until, + whatsoever, when, where (+ -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, + whither(- soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
Pronounce: ash-er'
Origin: a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number)
ya`an (Hebrew #3282)
properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause
KJV usage: because (that), forasmuch (+ as), seeing then, + that, + wheras, + why.
Pronounce: yah'-an
Origin: from an unused root meaning to pay attention
thou hast done
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
this thing
dabar (Hebrew #1697)
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
KJV usage: act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, X commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, X disease, due, duty, effect, + eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, X ought, X parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, X (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, + song, speech, X spoken, talk, task, + that, X there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.
Pronounce: daw-baw'
Origin: from 1696
, and hast not
lo' (Hebrew #3808)
or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows)
KJV usage: X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.
Pronounce: lo
Origin: or lowi {lo}
withheld
chasak (Hebrew #2820)
to restrain or (reflex.) refrain; by implication, to refuse, spare, preserve; also (by interch. with 2821) to observe
KJV usage: assuage, X darken, forbear, hinder, hold back, keep (back), punish, refrain, reserve, spare, withhold.
Pronounce: khaw-sak'
Origin: a primitive root
thy son
ben (Hebrew #1121)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like 1, 251, etc.))
KJV usage: + afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-)ite, (anoint-)ed one, appointed to, (+) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-)ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, + (young) bullock, + (young) calf, X came up in, child, colt, X common, X corn, daughter, X of first, + firstborn, foal, + very fruitful, + postage, X in, + kid, + lamb, (+) man, meet, + mighty, + nephew, old, (+) people, + rebel, + robber, X servant born, X soldier, son, + spark, + steward, + stranger, X surely, them of, + tumultuous one, + valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
Pronounce: bane
Origin: from {SI 11129}1129{/SI}
, thine only
yachiyd (Hebrew #3173)
properly, united, i.e. sole; by implication, beloved; also lonely; (feminine) the life (as not to be replaced)
KJV usage: darling, desolate, only (child, son), solitary.
Pronounce: yaw-kheed'
Origin: from 3161
son:
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Psa. 105:9• 9Which he ratified (cut) with Abraham,{HR}And his oath to Isaac, (Psa. 105:9)
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Isa. 45:23• 23I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. (Isa. 45:23)
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Luke 1:73• 73[the] oath which he swore to Abraham, our father, (Luke 1:73)
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Heb. 6:13‑14• 13For God when he made promise to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,
 14saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I multiply thee, (Heb. 6:13‑14)

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Cross References

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Gen. 12:2• 2And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great, and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. (Gen. 12:2)
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Psa. 105:9• 9Which he ratified (cut) with Abraham,{HR}And his oath to Isaac, (Psa. 105:9)
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Isa. 45:23• 23I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. (Isa. 45:23)
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Jer. 49:13• 13For I have sworn by myself, saith Jehovah, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curse; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual wastes. (Jer. 49:13)
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Jer. 51:14• 14Jehovah of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillars; and they shall lift up a shout against thee. (Jer. 51:14)
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Amos 6:8• 8The Lord Jehovah hath sworn by himself, saith Jehovah the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his palaces: therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein. (Amos 6:8)
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Luke 1:73• 73[the] oath which he swore to Abraham, our father, (Luke 1:73)
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Rom. 4:13‑14• 13For not by law was [the] promise to Abraham or to his seed, that he should be heir of the world, but by righteousness of faith.
 14For if those that are of law [be] heirs, faith is made vain and the promise is annulled. (Rom. 4:13‑14)
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Heb. 6:13‑14• 13For God when he made promise to Abraham, since he had no greater to swear by, swore by himself,
 14saying, Surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I multiply thee, (Heb. 6:13‑14)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and said, By myself I swear, saithh Jehovah, that, because thou hast done this, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,

JND Translation Notes

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The Hebrew word introduces an oracular discourse; cf. Num. 24.3,4,15,16. As "He hath said," Jer. 23.31.

W. Kelly Translation

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and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son;