Hebrews 6:16

6:16 For people ¹  swear by something greater than themselves, ²  and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute. ³ 

Genesis 26:28

26:28 They replied, “We could plainly see ⁴  that the Lord is with you. So we decided there should be ⁵  a pact between us ⁶  – between us ⁷  and you. Allow us to make ⁸  a treaty with you

Exodus 22:11

22:11 then there will be an oath to the Lord ⁹  between the two of them, that he has not laid his hand on his neighbor’s goods, and its owner will accept this, and he will not have to pay.

[6:16]  ¹ tn The plural Greek term ἄνθρωποι (anqrwpoi) is used here in a generic sense, referring to both men and women, and is thus translated “people.”

[6:16]  ² tn Grk “by something greater”; the rest of the comparison (“than themselves”) is implied.

[6:16]  ³ tn Grk “the oath for confirmation is an end of all dispute.”

[26:28]  ⁴ tn The infinitive absolute before the verb emphasizes the clarity of their perception.

[26:28]  ⁵ 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.

[26:28]  ⁶ tn The pronoun “us” here is inclusive – it refers to the Philistine contingent on the one hand and Isaac on the other.

[26:28]  ⁷ tn The pronoun “us” here is exclusive – it refers to just the Philistine contingent (the following “you” refers to Isaac).

[26:28]  ⁸ tn The translation assumes that the cohortative expresses their request. Another option is to understand the cohortative as indicating resolve: “We want to make.’”

[22:11]  ⁹ tn The construct relationship שְׁבֻעַת יְהוָה (shÿvu’at yÿhvah, “the oath of Yahweh”) would require a genitive of indirect object, “an oath [to] Yahweh.” U. Cassuto suggests that it means “an oath by Yahweh” (Exodus, 287). The person to whom the animal was entrusted would take a solemn oath to Yahweh that he did not appropriate the animal for himself, and then his word would be accepted.