Genesis 22:16
saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
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ASV
and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,
KJV
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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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| בִּ֥י | bi | by <the> myself | |
| נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּי | nish.Ba'.ti | I swear | H7650 → |
| נְאֻם־ | ne.'um- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → |
| יְהוָ֑ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| כִּ֗י | Ki | that | H3588 → |
| יַ֚עַן | Ya.'an | because | H3282 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | 'a.Sher | that | H834 → |
| עָשִׂ֙יתָ֙ | 'a.Si.ta | you have done | H6213 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַדָּבָ֣ר | ha.da.Var | the thing | H1697 → |
| הַזֶּ֔ה | ha.Zeh | <the> this | H2088 → |
| וְלֹ֥א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| חָשַׂ֖כְתָּ | cha.Sakh.ta | you have withheld | H2820 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| בִּנְךָ֥ | bin.Kha | son your | H1121 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| יְחִידֶֽךָ׃ | ye.chi.De.kha | only [son] your | H3173 → |
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