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 

Genesis 21:23-24

21:23 Now swear to me right here in God’s name ³  that you will not deceive me, my children, or my descendants. ⁴  Show me, and the land ⁵  where you are staying, ⁶  the same loyalty ⁷  that I have shown you.” ⁸ 

21:24 Abraham said, “I swear to do this.” ⁹ 

Genesis 24:3

24:3 so that I may make you solemnly promise ¹⁰  by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth: You must not acquire ¹¹  a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living.

Genesis 26:28-31

26:28 They replied, “We could plainly see ¹²  that the Lord is with you. So we decided there should be ¹³  a pact between us ¹⁴  – between us ¹⁵  and you. Allow us to make ¹⁶  a treaty with you 26:29 so that ¹⁷  you will not do us any harm, just as we have not harmed ¹⁸  you, but have always treated you well ¹⁹  before sending you away ²⁰  in peace. Now you are blessed by the Lord.” ²¹ 

26:30 So Isaac ²²  held a feast for them and they celebrated. ²³  26:31 Early in the morning the men made a treaty with each other. ²⁴  Isaac sent them off; they separated on good terms. ²⁵ 

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 Heb “And now swear to me by God here.”

⁴ tn Heb “my offspring and my descendants.”

⁵ tn The word “land” refers by metonymy to the people in the land.

⁶ tn The Hebrew verb means “to stay, to live, to sojourn” as a temporary resident without ownership rights.

⁷ tn Or “kindness.”

⁸ tn Heb “According to the loyalty which I have done with you, do with me and with the land in which you are staying.”

⁵ tn Heb “I swear.” No object is specified in the Hebrew text, but the content of the oath requested by Abimelech is the implied object.

⁷ tn Following the imperative, the cohortative with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose.

⁸ tn Heb “because you must not take.”

⁹ tn The infinitive absolute before the verb emphasizes the clarity of their perception.

¹⁰ tn Heb “And we said, ‘Let there be.’” The direct discourse in the Hebrew text has been rendered as indirect discourse in the translation for stylistic reasons.

¹¹ tn The pronoun “us” here is inclusive – it refers to the Philistine contingent on the one hand and Isaac on the other.

¹² tn The pronoun “us” here is exclusive – it refers to just the Philistine contingent (the following “you” refers to Isaac).

¹³ tn The translation assumes that the cohortative expresses their request. Another option is to understand the cohortative as indicating resolve: “We want to make.’”

¹¹ tn The oath formula is used: “if you do us harm” means “so that you will not do.”

¹² tn Heb “touched.”

¹³ tn Heb “and just as we have done only good with you.”

¹⁴ tn Heb “and we sent you away.”

¹⁵ tn The Philistine leaders are making an observation, not pronouncing a blessing, so the translation reads “you are blessed” rather than “may you be blessed” (cf. NAB).

¹³ tn Heb “and he”; the referent (Isaac) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

¹⁴ tn Heb “and they ate and drank.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “and they got up early and they swore an oath, a man to his brother.”

¹⁶ tn Heb “and they went from him in peace.”