Genesis 14:22

14:22 But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I raise my hand 1  to the Lord, the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth, and vow 2 

Deuteronomy 32:40

32:40 For I raise up my hand to heaven,

and say, ‘As surely as I live forever,

Revelation 10:5-6

10:5 Then 3  the angel I saw standing on the sea and on the land raised his right hand to heaven 10:6 and swore by the one who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and what is in it, and the earth and what is in it, and the sea and what is in it, “There will be no more delay! 4 

1 tn Abram takes an oath, raising his hand as a solemn gesture. The translation understands the perfect tense as having an instantaneous nuance: “Here and now I raise my hand.”

2 tn The words “and vow” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarification.

3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

4 tn On this phrase see BDAG 1092 s.v. χρόνος.