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 22:15-16

22:15 The Lord’s angel called to Abraham a second time from heaven 22:16 and said, “‘I solemnly swear by my own name,’ ³  decrees the Lord, ⁴  ‘that because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,

Exodus 6:8

6:8 I will bring you to the land I swore to give ⁵  to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob – and I will give it to you ⁶  as a possession. I am the Lord!’”

Deuteronomy 32:40

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

and say, ‘As surely as I live forever,

Ezekiel 20:5

20:5 and say to them:

“‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: On the day I chose Israel I swore ⁷  to the descendants ⁸  of the house of Jacob and made myself known to them in the land of Egypt. I swore ⁹  to them, “I am the Lord your God.”

Ezekiel 20:15

20:15 I also swore ¹⁰  to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them to the land I had given them – a land flowing with milk and honey, the most beautiful of all lands.

Ezekiel 20:23

20:23 I also swore ¹¹  to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands. ¹² 

Ezekiel 20:28

20:28 I brought them to the land which I swore ¹³  to give them, but whenever they saw any high hill or leafy tree, they offered their sacrifices there and presented the offerings that provoke me to anger. They offered their soothing aroma there and poured out their drink offerings.

Ezekiel 20:42

20:42 Then you will know that I am the Lord when I bring you to the land of Israel, to the land I swore ¹⁴  to give to your fathers.

Ezekiel 36:7

36:7 So this is what the sovereign Lord says: I vow ¹⁵  that the nations around you will endure insults as well.

Ezekiel 47:14

47:14 You must divide it equally just as I vowed to give it to your forefathers; ¹⁶  this land will be assigned as your inheritance. ¹⁷ 

Daniel 12:7

12:7 Then I heard the man clothed in linen who was over the waters of the river as he raised both his right and left hands to the sky ¹⁸  and made an oath by the one who lives forever: “It is for a time, times, and half a time. Then, when the power of the one who shatters ¹⁹  the holy people has been exhausted, all these things will be finished.”

Hebrews 6:13

6:13 Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,

[14:22]  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.”

[14:22]  ² tn The words “and vow” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[22:16]  ³ tn Heb “By myself I swear.”

[22:16]  ⁴ tn Heb “the oracle of the Lord.” The phrase refers to a formal oracle or decree from the Lord.

[6:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “which I raised my hand to give it.” The relative clause specifies which land is their goal. The bold anthropomorphism mentions part of an oath-taking ceremony to refer to the whole event and reminds the reader that God swore that he would give the land to them. The reference to taking an oath would have made the promise of God sure in the mind of the Israelite.

[6:8]  ⁶ sn Here is the twofold aspect again clearly depicted: God swore the promise to the patriarchs, but he is about to give what he promised to this generation. This generation will know more about him as a result.

[20:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”

[20:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “seed.”

[20:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”

[20:15]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”

[20:23]  ¹¹ tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”

[20:23]  ¹² sn Though the Pentateuch does not seem to know of this episode, Ps 106:26-27 may speak of God’s oath to exile the people before they had entered Canaan.

[20:28]  ¹³ tn Heb “which I lifted up my hand.”

[20:42]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”

[36:7]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “I lifted up my hand.”

[47:14]  ¹⁶ sn Gen 15:9-21.

[47:14]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “will fall to you as an inheritance.”

[12:7]  ¹⁸ tn Or “to the heavens.” The Hebrew term שָׁמַיִם (shamayim) may be translated “heavens” or “sky” depending on the context.

[12:7]  ¹⁹ tc The present translation reads יַד־נֹפֵץ (yad-nofets, “hand of one who shatters”) rather than the MT נַפֵּץ־יַד (nappets-yad, “to shatter the hand”).