16 And said, (A)By [a]myself have I sworn (saith the Lord) because thou hast done this thing, and hast not spared thine only son,

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  1. Genesis 22:16 Signifying, that there is no greater than he.

16 and said, “I swear by myself,(A) declares the Lord, that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,(B)

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17 Therefore will I surely bless thee, and will greatly multiply thy seed, as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore, and thy seed shall possess the [a]gate of his enemies.

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  1. Genesis 22:17 Or, holds.

17 I will surely bless you(A) and make your descendants(B) as numerous as the stars in the sky(C) and as the sand on the seashore.(D) Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,(E)

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73 (A)And the oath, which he sware to our father Abraham.

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73     the oath he swore to our father Abraham:(A)

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17 So God, willing more [a]abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the stableness of his counsel, bound himself by an oath,

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  1. Hebrews 6:17 More than was needful, were it not for the wickedness of men which believe not God, no though he swear.

17 Because God wanted to make the unchanging(A) nature of his purpose very clear to the heirs of what was promised,(B) he confirmed it with an oath.

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